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Re: GFDL/GPL issues
- From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet at lwn dot net>
- To: Robert Dewar <dewar at adacore dot com>
- Cc: Florian Weimer <fw at deneb dot enyo dot de>, Joe Buck <Joe dot Buck at synopsys dot COM>, Paul Koning <paul_koning at Dell dot com>, Richard Kenner <kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu>, "dnovillo at google dot com" <dnovillo at google dot com>, "ams at gnu dot org" <ams at gnu dot org>, "bkoz at redhat dot com" <bkoz at redhat dot com>, "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>, "iant at google dot com" <iant at google dot com>, "mark at codesourcery dot com" <mark at codesourcery dot com>, "richard dot guenther at gmail dot com" <richard dot guenther at gmail dot com>, "stevenb dot gcc at gmail dot com" <stevenb dot gcc at gmail dot com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:25:12 -0600
- Subject: Re: GFDL/GPL issues
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:45:53 -0400
Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com> wrote:
> I think there is a difference between a novel you can hold and
> read, and computer documentation. My question was not whether
> anyone reads books any more, it was whether people read computer
> manuals in this form any more.
Just as a random data point, I've been surprised at how well sales of
Linux Device Drivers have held up, despite (1) the book being freely
available online, and (2) the fact that it's hopelessly obsolete. I
don't know how long it's going to last, but, for now, there is still
interest in this kind of information on dead trees.
jon