On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Elias Bizannes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ross Hill was teasing me that I haven't done anything on the website. > One day. > > But in that conversation, an idea sprouted based on all the knowledge > this mailing list generates and the intelligent people we have > contributing. > > How about we write a book? > > We use the start-up camp concept - but we write words, not (just) > code. Based on the community at wide, we work out what knowledge > people would appreciate - and the editorial decision gets made and > evolved over the course of the weekend. The end product gets > published, with proceeds to help related causes (perhaps funding a > barcamp or something). > > Imagine getting experienced entrepreneurs, professionals, and the rest > to argue over their views and synthesise them into crisp English. > Remote contributors will be accepted via a wiki. Anyone that speaks > the English language can have a role from copy-editing, graphic > design, or a cool little dynamic table of contents that uses something > bling bling for the online version of the book. > > Thoughts?
I think it's an okay idea but I question the content that it would have. I would say, however, that it would be appropriate for the proceeds of such an effort to go to a charity. If that's the case, I'd be happy to be involved if there is anything anyone feels like hearing from me on :) But I have no real desire. I do think that it will require more effort then 1 weekend though. And someone will have to take the effort to try and get it published (into legitimate book-shops? or just something like lulu?). Either way, not a terrible idea, but I don't see a massive amount of merit in it. A lot of the advice given here is *reasonably* short term (go to this website, use this guy, advice on law, starting X business) and specific. Maybe something useful could be done, but it'll be a fair effort, IMHO, and questionable whether it's more beneficial to the community then giving it away for free via the list. -- noon silky http://www.boxofgoodfeelings.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" 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/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
