On 17 Apr 2015 16:14:16 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:14:54 -0500, Roger Suhr wrote:
>
>>Somebody's got to pay for these books.  Are you?
>
>Indirectly, yes.
>I use the redbooks to help stay current. Then I can answer customers queries 
>better - they maybe go on to upgrade/purchase *IBM* product(s).
>
>Documentation of your product is a business cost - especially for something 
>like the book in question.

Try getting manuals from ISVs, let alone Redbook equivalents if you
aren't a customer.  In this era of increased bean counter and
shareholder value domination, anything that keeps these things
available should be considered with the understanding of the
alternatives.

Clark Morris
>
>Shane ...
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