I for one like the pdf format. Nothing irks me more than help files in multipage HTML. I want a document I can easily download and save. Thanks for your efforts.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Greetings all, > > Some of you may have noticed the launch of the Python Journal a while > back. Due to artistic differences, the journal has now been re-launched > as The Python Papers. It is available under a Creative Commons License, > something we felt was appropriate given its nature. Many here commented > that this was important to them, and it is important to us also. > > For a fuller description of what we hope the journal to be, I re-create > my inaugural blog posting at the end of this email, or it can be found > online here: http://pythonpapers.cgpublisher.com/diary > > Some of you had a number of specific points to raise, which I can now > answer properly since launching under our own banner. > > 1.) It takes too many clicks to download. > A) We know, but it's like that to save our server. We will be > publishing to a number of online archives, back-issues may be > back-linkable from those. > > 2.) Is it free? > A) Yes, as in beer and as in freedom. Creative Commons 2.5 > Noncommercial, attribution, share-alike. > > 3.) Can I have an HTML version? > A) No, we like it pretty. > > 4.) Why not try (insert favourite thing here) > A) We will. Thanks for the fish. > > " Volume 1, Edition 1 makes history > > Welcome to The Python Papers. This journal, small though it is, > represents the careful efforts of a small group of Python enthusiasts > who are keen to form a better community in which developers may work. > > As Editor-In-Chief, my role is manifold, but my goals are to improve > the level of connectedness of Python developers, and in so doing > improve my own developer experience. > > The entire editorial board has put time into making this publication > something which will hopefully lead to a buildup of momentum, fuelled > by the enthusiastic involvement of others who find Python as exciting > as we do. > > The current issue contains one academic, peer-reviewed article, one > industry article, and a list of events coming up in Melbourne, > Australia. We would like to expand this list significantly. We offer > our services in organising, collating and reviewing submitted content > such that Python developers around the world may participate in the > creation of something bigger than all of us, for the benefit of all of > us. It may be a small journal, a little thing really, but all are > welcome, and we look forward to getting to know our readers through the > written word. > > Please download the first edition, and consider both what it is and > what it might be. > > For those of you looking to publish an academic paper as a part of > coursework or for interest's sake alone, we can offer a formal review > process which will meet those guidelines while preserving the goals of > freedom of information and community spirit. > > Those who are using Python in their work may like to consider using the > journal as a means of expressing successes or frustrations with either > the language itself or specific applications. We may be able to offer > code reviews and style guides, and would be happy to hear about and > help propagate news of what is happening so that everyone can take an > interest. > > For those who would like a reliable source of information, The Python > Papers presents a unique and current view into the state of Python at > large. > > To all of you, welcome! > Cheers, > -Tennessee (Editor-In-Chief)" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
