This was discussed previously (you may search the archives). Since the
Maxima book is a free (libre) work, you may get it printed yourself by
companies offering per-printing publishing like cafepress.com (look under
help) and I believe another (cheaper?) site was mentioned. If I am wrong,
please enlighten me, but I seen this done for other FOSS projects.
Zach
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:35 PM, <dfeustel at mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 04:40:36PM -0400, Stavros Macrakis wrote:
> > Though I am really itching to discuss the fascinating topic of which
> > comes first -- math or physics -- it really doesn't belong on this
> > mailing list. Email me privately if you'd like, though.
> >
> > -s
> >
> > PS Please admire my discipline in not even hinting what I think about
> > this, which authors are must-reads, etc.!
> >
> OK. To get back to Maxima, I REALLY would like to get a printed version
> of the Maxima manual in book format. The reason is that I have visual
> problems (stemming from diabetes) which make extended reading much easier
> for me when I am reading books instead of computer screens.
> Brian Gough has informed me that he has no plans to print and sell the
> Maxima manual. Is there any way to get the 5-15 manual published in
> book format? I think the existence of such a book would significantly
> enhance the appeal of Maxima. It would definitely speed up my
> acquisition of knowledge about Maxima.
>
> Dave Feustel
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