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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 19:00:58 -0400 (EDT)
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From: "Charles M. Hannum" <root@ihack.net>
To: William Birch <tree@pcrd.net>
Cc: netbsd-advocacy@NetBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: a non-original idea.


> thought ... do the _whole_ thing, then contract a printing company
> to make the whole thing, receiving back boxes of ready to go nifty
> cool (glossy 'n everything) NetBSD books suitable to be sold on the
> netbsd.com website, at trade shows, etc ...

BTW, that's exactly what the FSF does -- and they *still* have a hard
time breaking even on the books.

(I've actually been in the loop on producing some of the FSF manuals
-- and the first 4 or 5 CDs -- although I disclaim any credit for the
lousy typesetting that Texinfo does.)