| From: | Tim Landscheidt <tim(at)tim-landscheidt(dot)de> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Books, the lulu.com scam |
| Date: | 2009-11-21 22:22:36 |
| Message-ID: | m3ocmvjz6b.fsf@passepartout.tim-landscheidt.de |
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Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> So I bought this "book" thinking it was a PDF file which I am fine with.
>> Its not. They download an .acsm file that will only work with their
>> proprietary Windoze software.
>> I am really angry with lulu.com about this.
> I'm not sure I understand the purpose of them providing an electronic
> book copy of the PostgreSQL documentation since it's already available
> as both a PDF (A4 and US) and Windows help file (CHM) for free:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/manuals/
Apparently, you can make money out of it.
Tim
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