> From: Félix Faisant <felix.fais...@u-psud.fr> > To: martin-k...@brusseler.com > Subject: Re: [Texmacs-dev] Free Software needs Free Documentation > Date: 19/06/2021 19:30:29 Europe/Paris
> > On Sat, 2021-06-19 at 19:00 +0200, martin-k...@brusseler.com wrote: > > > > The biggest deficiency in texmacs is not in the software - it is > > the lack of good free manuals. Many programs do not come with > > full manuals. Documentation is an essential part of any software > > package. When an important free software package does not come > > with a free manual, it is a major problems. We have many such > > gaps today. > TeXmacs /does/ come with a free documentation which is quite complete > and detailed, and is well enough for the beginner > If you want a more complete documentation, contribute yourself > rather than sending angry messages on a public mailing list. On the contrary, it seems more to me that many can't stand the idea of being challenged. > > It is unfortunate to see a Directeur de Recherche of CNRS and the > > main developer of the Gnu TeXmacs Software System, writes a guide > > on mastering the secrets and latest versions of Gnu TeXmacs. > > Even worse, the book is written in english, yet the terms of sale > > are given in french. > > > > And with the hefty price of 50 Euros, who is he supposed to be > > kidding. Because many people are not laughing or pleased - to > > say the least. > Please do not speak for everyone. 50€ is not very much for this > amount of work, and Joris definitively deserve to have some > financial support. And again, this book is not at all needed to > use most of TeXmacs. He should include that when applying for funds. > > Why is this? The authors of good manuals write them for > > publishers, which published them with restrictive terms - no > > copying, no modification, source files not available - which > > maken them non-free, thus excluded them from the Free World. > > > > And given that writing good English is a rare skill among > > programmers, we can ill afford to lose manuals this way. > It is most probable that one day, the book itself will be > released free. See this book as way for Joris to have some > support. A CNRS Director of Research with salaries ranging 72,435 Euros to 115,357 Euros. > _______________________________________________ > Texmacs-dev mailing list > Texmacs-dev@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/texmacs-dev
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