I tried to learn web2py without the official manual. After failing to do so, I forked out the $12, and I must say that it is WELL WORTH THE PRICE!!! The book is jam-packed with material.
Secondly, if by purchasing the book I am supporting the author's efforts in maintaining and updated web2py, I will happily buy the book many more times. $12 is nothing! That is a one day bus-pass. It is a cheap meal at a restaurant for one person. If you want a free manual then contribute to the web2py wiki, and very shortly it will be complete. However, it should not try to be THE MANUAL, as that would be a complete waste of time and a total duplication of effort. The wiki should teach all the basics, and that's it. I really feel that if you need more than the basics, then it is not much to ask by the author to charge you $12 for the COMPLETE MANUAL of everything you did and didn't want to know about web2py. I agree that this should be clarified on the website under a link to the book (which should be on the main page, maybe via a picture of the book on the right side above the USER GROUP link. Along with a link to the PDF. On Apr 4, 8:17 am, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:48 AM, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *snip*..... > > > Hopefully people will stop talking about the book, stop "writing their own > > book which will be free" and instead pitch in to help with the new manual. > > By the way, I have nothing against people wanting to write books.... If you > have a book in you, by all means go for it! Your successful contribution > will benefit all! > > I was talking about book announcements that seemed in reaction to this > topic, which "smell" like a version of to trying to control someone else, > e.g. "make it free, or I will!" - that is both mildly amusing (lets see > results, if any) and sad (in that it "smells" a little like an attempt at > control by threat/manipulation). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
