I would also like to add my recommendation for this book. I just purchased it and its a very well written
Mike On Apr 7, 8:08 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > When I called one year ago they would not publish thebookat all. Now > we have 10 times more users so it may me worth calling them again. I > will give it a try. > > Massimo > > On Apr 7, 7:33 pm, Baron <richar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > stop blaming him for that silly 'problem' you can solve for $10. > > > FYI I have already bought thebook. 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 Also thebookis getting out of date. > > > Massimo said selling thebookis 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 <mic...@jursa.cz> wrote: > > > > HEY PEOPLE! > > > Stop blaming Massimo for nonfreebook! > > > > He wrote thebook, 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 thebookbut 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 thebookand 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 thebookand 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 Djangobookwas published by > > > > Apress. > > > > > Baron > > > > > On Apr 6, 3:22 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> 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 thebook(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 printedbookcounts as a publication and partially accounts > > > >> for the time I spend on web2py. Moreover a printedbookgives 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 thebookand also allow me to release > > > >> it for free. This is not abookwritten 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 thebookis 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 thebookfor > > > >> free, quit my job and charge you to answer your questions about > > > >> web2py. > > > > >> Massimo > > > > >> On Apr 5, 6:54 pm, Baron <richar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >>>> Massimo you should place some really deep and exact explanation about > > > >>> thebookstatus 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 web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
