On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig <[email protected]> wrote:
> András Murányi wrote: > > Seriously my point was not that books are uncool but 1) you cannot access > > them by clicking through 2) we may not want to link to non-free > resources. > > But again, i don't object i just brought these aspects up. I welcome all > fun > > stuff in my help menu, up to the available screen height. > > almost ignoring your slightly sexist statement, i would like to point > you to the fact that most books on/with/about pd until now are available > for free (as in beer, if this is what you care about). > apart from that it might have occured to one or the other, that all > those willing hands that make Pd what it currently is have to eat and > make their living. i guess writing (and selling!) books on pd is not > necessarily the worst way. > the annoyance factor of a menu-entry called "books" is pretty low for me > (given that it is a passive link you have to actively choose and anybody > who understands the meaining of "book" will probably understand that > when they click on it they _might_ be directed to pay service) > > really, i am a FLOSS enthusiast, but people wanting everything for > gratis piss me off this morning. > > apart from all of that, i suggest creating a submenu "shameless > advertisement" where we can put the "books" into. > > fgmasdrt > IOhannes > You have convinced me, books make sense in the Help menu. As for sexism, yes i am, but i am really sorry for having shown it off on the list. Sleep deprivation, et cetera. Andras
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