Carlos E. R. wrote: > I keep all of mine - I do read them and point (RTFM) people to them ;-) > > In fact, I no longer buy the DVD because the paper admin book is no longer > included: ie, just for that single reason. >
I also keep all of my manuals, still refer to them often and stopped buying the boxed set when the admin manual was no longer included. I read the manual regularly, including at night when I go to bed. My wife reads a novel, I read the SUSE admin manual (some light reading before bed). :-) I feel that Novell should publish the manual and sell it separately, as previously suggested (on demand publishing). I would ALWAYS buy the admin manual from them. As it stands now, I just wait and buy books as they are published, like the SUSE 10 Bible which I recently bought at a local bookstore. It's not as good as the admin manual was but it helps fill the void. To me, the PDF's are useless. I don't look at them. I don't like to read books on my computer!!!! I want a physical book in my hands that I can take to the waiting room of my doctors office, to bed, to the bathroom, to my easy chair, etc... and read! Lets face it, Novell did this to save money NOT to save a tree! There's nothing wrong with them wanting to save money but not by cutting out one of the best reasons to buy the boxed set. If everyone was so concerned about saving trees, then bookstores and publishing companies would go out of business. I don't see that happening anytime soon. Trees are a renewable resource and that reasoning is just ridiculous. I won't buy another boxed set of SUSE until the admin manual is shipped with it, in book form again as it should be. The admin manual was the biggest reason for me to buy SUSE Linux Pro. I had no problem paying for the boxed set when it was included. Sure Microsoft no longer ships manuals with Windows but why should Novell sink to Microsoft's level? Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
