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osfameron (3135)
Saturday April 09, 2005
03:48 PM
Keep what you got
From the TPR interview with MJD,
MJD: I hope people will buy copies of the book to keep. MKP is nervous that having the book on the web site will hurt sales. I don't think it will, but I'd sure hate to be wrong.
I don't of course know how it will work. Partly because it's more convenient and meaningful to have a physical book, partly because I subscribed to the list and want to support it, I have ordered a copy and will be enthusiastically reading it once amazon.co.uk actually get hold of it. I wonder if this is because of the community aspects of Perl. For example, if a mass market book/album/film I wanted were freely and legally available online, would I download it for free, while paying for HOP because I want to support my club?
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Re: Why do I want to buy HOP? (Score:1)
The fact that I have been able to learn as much
as I have about perl for free (as in free beer)
has been an important motivator to me.
I don't own a computer. I am waiting for the free
hardware movement to pass my way. I wouldn't be
interested if I were paying. I like hitchhiking
too. The fact that everyone is giving me these
gifts is great! And that I can beat the system by
freeloading is even more exciting.
Why will I now buy the book? I think the fact I
met Dominus