Re: [OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook (and Amazon)

2002-02-04 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Joe Brenner wrote: > > so BookPool is my vendor of choice currently for > > price-conscious book shopping. > > Thanks, I'll look into that one. Or better yet, go to www.booksense.com, enter your zip code, and shop online at an independent local book-seller near you. It might

Re: [OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook (and Amazon)

2002-02-04 Thread Joe Brenner
Paul Lindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm against frivolous patents myself. It harms the industry and could > even be detrimental to mod_perl or Apache if either is found to > infringe upon such a patent. That indeed is the problem. Now that the FTC has been scared (or bought?) off, this

Re: [OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook (and Amazon)

2002-02-02 Thread Matt Sergeant
On Sat, 2 Feb 2002, Paul Lindner wrote: > On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 10:03:09AM -0600, Mike808 wrote: > > > Joe Brenner wrote: > > > > Spend only $4 more, and you too can show your disgust for > > > > software patents. > > > > Worth every penny. > > I'm against frivolous patents myself. It harms th

Re: [OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook (and Amazon)

2002-02-02 Thread Paul Lindner
On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 10:03:09AM -0600, Mike808 wrote: > > Joe Brenner wrote: > > > Spend only $4 more, and you too can show your disgust for > > > software patents. > > Worth every penny. I'm against frivolous patents myself. It harms the industry and could even be detrimental to mod_perl or

Re: [OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook (and Amazon)

2002-02-02 Thread Mike808
> Joe Brenner wrote: > > Spend only $4 more, and you too can show your disgust for > > software patents. Worth every penny. And Barnes and Noble deserves its fair share of disgust for filing counter patent-infringement suits. And since BN now own Fatbrain, so BookPool is my vendor of choice cur

[OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook (and Amazon)

2002-02-02 Thread Dave Rolsky
On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Joe Brenner wrote: > Spend only $4 more, and you too can show your disgust for > software patents. Patents are bad. But don't forget that Amazon has also engaged in union-busting, which is several orders of magnitude worse, IMO. -dave /*== www.urth.org we

[OT] Re: mod_perl Developer's Cookbook

2002-02-02 Thread Ged Haywood
Hi all, On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Joe Brenner wrote: > Spend only $4 more, and you too can show your disgust for > software patents. And while you're doing that, think how lucky you are to have the luxury. 73, Ged.