[PD] starting the release cycle for Pd-extended 0.42

[András Murányi]

On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig <zmoelnig at iem.at> wrote:

> András Murányi wrote:
> > Seriously my point was not that books are uncool but 1) you cannot access
> > them by clicking through 2) we may not want to link to non-free
> resources.
> > But again, i don't object i just brought these aspects up. I welcome all
> fun
> > stuff in my help menu, up to the available screen height.
>
> almost ignoring your slightly sexist statement, i would like to point
> you to the fact that most books on/with/about pd until now are available
> for free (as in beer, if this is what you care about).
> apart from that it might have occured to one or the other, that all
> those willing hands that make Pd what it currently is have to eat and
> make their living. i guess writing (and selling!) books on pd is not
> necessarily the worst way.
> the annoyance factor of a menu-entry called "books" is pretty low for me
> (given that it is a passive link you have to actively choose and anybody
> who understands the meaining of "book" will probably understand that
> when they click on it they _might_ be directed to pay service)
>
> really, i am a FLOSS enthusiast, but people wanting everything for
> gratis piss me off this morning.
>
> apart from all of that, i suggest creating a submenu "shameless
> advertisement" where we can put the "books" into.
>
> fgmasdrt
> IOhannes
>

You have convinced me, books make sense in the Help menu.
As for sexism, yes i am, but i am really sorry for having shown it off on
the list. Sleep deprivation, et cetera.

Andras
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