Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
On Wednesday 06 February 2008 9:56:46 am Benji Weber wrote:
I wonder if a good compromise might be for openSUSE to put the PDFs on a service like Lulu.com and allow people to buy the manual through Lulu. Since they operate on a print-on-demand system, that might be a good way to go. Certainly worth investigating. I too miss the manuals, the admin manual was always my reason for buying the box, consequently never bought one after it was dropped for 10.0. I still regularly refer to
On 06/02/2008, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier
wrote: the 9.3 admin manual, but it is getting a little outdated now. I will look into this. I would like to do what we can to provide manuals and printed docs for users who want hard copy.
From my perspective I *usually* prefer electronic copy -- simply because I don't have *room* for any more printed manuals, and I have a really hard time tossing out old printed manuals / books. But, there are advantages to having printed docs -- and far be it from me to discourage anyone from reading the documentation! :-)
For new users, they are essential. If you're not willing to do things for new users, then your user base is not going to expand significantly.
The hard copy admin manual is great for when one is stuck without an internet connection and no documentation installed and needs to work out how to configure things like dhcpd. It is also fairly unique being written as a reference manual rather than a book.
Oh, I know all about that sort of thing. Also, it's nice to be able to browse through the manual away from the computer...
Some people yes, some no. Don't mistake your personal preferences for universal preferences. It's impossible to browse the on-line and on-disk documentation during the middle of an installation.
Best,
Zonker
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