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[Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
> On Wednesday 06 February 2008 9:56:46 am Benji Weber wrote:
> > On 06/02/2008, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb@xxxxxxxxxx> 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
> > the 9.3 admin manual, but it is getting a little outdated now.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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