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["K.R. Foley" <kr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Darragh O'Heiligh wrote:
> > > > On 06/02/2008 at 12:34:05, in message <47A9A93D.4000208@xxxxxxxxxx>, "K.R.
> Foley" <kr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > BTW, I'm not in favor of .pdf "manuals."  I don't really want to burn a ream 
> > > of printer paper and a half cup of toner just to have the manual in my lap 
> > in
> > > my armchair.  That strikes me as awfully inefficient, not to mention 
> > > expensive.
> > For a mere fraction of what you would pay for the manuals I believe you 
> > could take the pdf to a print shop and have a copy printed.
> That's fine but remember there are those of us using OpenSuSE that rely on this 
> PDF.  Removing it entirely would be
> worse.  You may object to having to print out the manual, but be thankful that 
> you have it at all!  Think of those out
> there who actually see any kind of electronic material as a privlidge.  So, 
> yes,  print away, but make sure the
> electronic copy stays available. 
>
> Darragh

Hi Darragh,

I am not sure you understood the point I was trying to make. I too like 
being able to have electronic copies of manuals. In fact, I wish I could 
have an electronic copy of all of my many programming/reference books. 
It makes it much easier to carry them with you when you travel.

The point I was trying to make is that for those who would prefer to 
have a printed copy, but don't want to print it themselves, they always 
have the option to get a copy printed and then they can have both. I 
wasn't suggesting that SuSE/Novell should print them.

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        kr
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