Ronald wrote: > I brought that to the attention of the company, but they refuse to > pay > for the book with the reasons: > 1. The program is free, but how to use it we should pay?
1. You don't need to buy the book in order to learn how to use Scribus. There is a Help menu with a manual that covers the basics. There is a very comprehensive Wiki in several languages. There is this mailing list and the list archives. The book gathers and organizes the information and adds more than what you find online. > 2. The program and the documentation seems to be independent, means > there is no guaranty that the information is correct nor a chance to > get > it fixed. 2. The book was written and reviewed by Scribus developers. It is as correct as can be. > 3. If we have to pay, then we pay to a commercial product. 3. The book raises funds for Scribus. It is professionally published. Is that "commercial" enough for your company? > For me it is also not understandable that the documentation is a > different project and extra to pay. Scribus is free; you pay nothing. Do you really expect a professionally printed manual to be free of charge as well? How much commercial software comes with over 400 pages of printed documentation? If you're lucky, you may find a PDF manual on a CD. Your company's complaints make no sense to me. --Judy M. USA Registered Linux User #397786 Being productive with VectorLinux 6.0 Standard, Deluxe Edition
