> stop blaming him for that silly 'problem' you can solve for $10. FYI I have already bought the book. You are right that it is a trivial amount for someone who is already convinced of the benefits of web2py. However it is an obstacle for beginners who are evaluating web2py while the free documentation is not ready. Also the book is getting out of date.
Massimo said selling the book is not motivated by profit and he was looking for a way to simultaneously give it away anyway, just he couldn't find the right publisher. Apress permitted this arrangement for the Django Project so it should be possible for web2py too. Baron On Apr 7, 11:18 am, Michal Jursa <[email protected]> wrote: > HEY PEOPLE! > Stop blaming Massimo for nonfree book! > > He wrote the book, he is owner of all rights, copyrights etc. and it is > absolutely on him if he will or will not let it go for free. He > explained so many times it is not his job to sell the book but he has > some reasons to do that and it is not only on him. Accept it or not, but > let Massimo live and breath. He is doing GREAT job, spends a lot of time > with you all, working on web2py, answering questions, fixing bugs etc > etc. So stop blaming him for that silly 'problem' you can solve for $10. > If you are really seriously interested in web2py then this is not price > to stop you. I bought the book and i'm absolutely happy with it and i > know i'm not alone. > > Michal alias Plysak > > Baron wrote: > >> you should know, that I have > >> contacted many publishers and I have been unable to find a publisher > >> that would allow me to publish the book and also allow me to release > >> it for free. > > > Massimo I'm confused. You say you were trying to find a publisher that > > would allow you to give away the soft copy (I assume then that > > arrangement still satisfies your academic requirements). But when I > > suggested that same arrangement you got quite defensive... > > > Did you approach Apress? The online Django book was published by > > Apress. > > > Baron > > > On Apr 6, 3:22 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > >> First of all this question pops up almost weekly and I have responded > >> many times. Anyway, I am going to respond once more, but please first > >> ask yourself: > > >> How do you earn your leaving? Why don't you work for free? > > >> I do not make money from the book (just enough to pay for web2py > >> expenses, like the web2py pycon hats) but I make money as a professor > >> (in order to pay my mortgage and feed my family). In my job I get > >> evaluated yearly for my publications not for the open source code I > >> write. The printed book counts as a publication and partially accounts > >> for the time I spend on web2py. Moreover a printed book gives web2py > >> a certain weight among professionals (who understands that not > >> everything comes for free). Finally, you should know, that I have > >> contacted many publishers and I have been unable to find a publisher > >> that would allow me to publish the book and also allow me to release > >> it for free. This is not a book written by the community and there are > >> books on Django, Rails, TG, etc, that do not have a free online > >> version. The creators of Django make money from software development > >> and consulting. For them the book is publicity. > > >> I find very odd that you ask me to justify why not everything I do is > >> free. I guess I could change the business model, give the book for > >> free, quit my job and charge you to answer your questions about > >> web2py. > > >> Massimo > > >> On Apr 5, 6:54 pm, Baron <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Massimo you should place some really deep and exact explanation about > >>> the book status and reasons why it is not free to the website..:) > >>> agreed - why does Massimo never weigh in on these threads? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
