From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu (John W. Eaton) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Where to buy Elisp Ref manual? Date: 10 Mar 2005 13:13:36 -0500 Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison Message-ID: <85sm335pyn.fsf@devzero.bogus.domain> References: <112ssg93ijjv2ae@news.supernews.com> <112ubki1esp5ic9@news.supernews.com> <11310tcmfkpl39d@news.supernews.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1110478939 28138 80.91.229.2 (10 Mar 2005 18:22:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:22:19 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 10 19:22:18 2005 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D9SGH-0007L5-MA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:19:53 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1D9SVC-0005Ia-It for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:35:18 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.doit.wisc.edu!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 26 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: bevo.che.wisc.edu Original-X-Trace: news.doit.wisc.edu 1110478401 26299 128.104.177.141 (10 Mar 2005 18:13:21 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@doit.wisc.edu Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:13:21 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:129197 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org X-MailScanner-To: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:24746 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:24746 Tim Johnson writes: > Yesterday, I called the Free software Foundation and was told that > it was no longer being printed and there was no date set for a later > edition. Shucks! If you want to speed things up, then help in some way by providing code, documentation, funding, etc. > I then ordered version 18 (pub 1992) used from Amazon for $11.86 USD > (including shipping) and my local UPS store will print out the current > online manual for 5 cents per page. Between the two methods, I guess I > can get the same info (and more paper!) for the same price. Staples and > binder extra ...... I still like paper myself. If possible, it is best to buy printed manuals from the FSF, even if it means spending a bit more than it would cost to print it yourself, because then you are supporting the development of more free software and documentation instead of just supporting your local copy shop or toner cartridge manufacturer. jwe -- Bush tape reveals he used marijuana. No, not the kind used by convicted criminals rotting in Texas jails, but the other, youthful-experiment kind.