At 09:27 11.01.2002 +0000, Jon Skeet wrote: >> The long version of the manual still requires a lot of work. >> Imagine if the long manual were inserted back to the >> distribution, who would continue enhancing it? It couldn't be >> me could it? I mean how could I maintain the manual and at >> the same time write a book? > >I'd be happy to help maintain the documentation as well as I could. It's not >something I've put any energy into yet, but I certainly could do. I've reviewed a few >technical books before now, and am getting reasonably adept at proof-reading, so it >that's a useful talent for the manual, I'm happy to help. > >> Assuming I started to write a book based on the long manual, >> wouldn't this create friction between me (the book author) >> and the author of the manual? > >This has already happened to me, in fact - there's a game called Worms: Armageddon, >and when I finished all the missions on it, I wrote a walkthrough. When the official >gameplaying guide came out, it was practically identical for the missions. I didn't >mind at all, as I knew that would happen and was credited.
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