From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id B560ABC0A for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 18:14:13 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.140]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l4NGEB9q008370 for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 18:14:12 +0200 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.14,570,1170595800"; d="scan'208";a="133136967" Received: from ppp59-172.lns2.syd6.internode.on.net (HELO [192.168.1.201]) ([121.44.59.172]) by ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 24 May 2007 01:44:10 +0930 Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Book sales From: skaller To: lloyd Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr In-Reply-To: <20070523150124.GA24579@binarybox> References: <200705230054.11816.jon@ffconsultancy.com> <20070523002052.GA463@first.in-berlin.de> <2D44D10F-4B92-42A0-8851-DC25A9B77BDA@mac.com> <20070523150124.GA24579@binarybox> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 02:14:07 +1000 Message-Id: <1179936847.6209.10.camel@rosella.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 46546853.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; 0200,:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 sells:98 sourceforge:01 wrote:01 caml-list:01 complain:04 sales:93 wed:06 probably:07 somebody:08 john:09 felix:09 felix:09 On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 17:01 +0200, lloyd wrote: > At the same time, I appreciate that people do have their own opinions and > while this is true, they should refrain from petty snipes at > somebody who has invested a LOT of time and effort to produce something > that will help other developers achieve a broader playing field of > computer instruction. The OP wasn't doing that. He simply voiced a simple opinion that Jon was overdoing it a bit pushing his book. Well, yes, he probably was just a tad, but he has to make a living, and who can complain about trying to do that in a way that helps Ocaml? O"Reilly wouldn't publish an English Ocaml book. Harrop took a substantial risk with his time and money. Lets hope he sells enough to get the print runs up and the price down a bit -- it's way out of reach of students. -- John Skaller Felix, successor to C++: http://felix.sf.net