I agree, why subscribe to scribd to get a file. See haifux example. I am particullary annoyed to subscribe to web sites, unless it's really a must.
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Oron Peled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday, 9 בNovember 2008, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote: > > Oron Peled wrote: > > > 2. ... only to be redirected to a login screen. > > > Should our community content be held hostage behind some > > > company login requirements? > > I don't really see the real issue here.... > > As a smart guy I'm sure you do, but I'll spell it out nevertheless: > Access to the slides is *restricted* (to scribd subscribers) > > > - Scribd is convenient being that it automatically creates a version in > > various formats (PDF/ODP/DOC etc.) and a nice preview image (although > > flash based). > > You're entitled to your personall preferences. > > But for future readers of this thread -- OpenOffice.org produces > PDF in one click which is surely shorter than login to scribd > [ And no need to subscribe to anything to get this feature ] > > > I was aiming to reach a larger audience then the "usual suspects" with > > the new site and club (and judging from the participants of the last > > meeting it is working) > > Don't underestimate your fame... it's not the scribd preview images > that bring the people ;-) True. > > > -- > Oron Peled Voice/Fax: +972-4-8228492 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.actcom.co.il/~oron<http://www.actcom.co.il/%7Eoron> > "In fact, one of the saddest but most common conditions in elementary > school computer labs ..., is the children are being trained to use > Word, Excel and PowerPoint. I consider that criminal, because children > should be making things, communicating, exploring, sharing, not > running office automation tools." -- Nicholas Negroponte > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
