Re: [linuxiran] GCC How to

[Aryan Ameri]

On Tuesday 29 July 2003 15:09, Amin Abbaspour wrote:
> All,
>
> >However when it comes to GNU software, there is really little
> > incentive to spend hard earned cash on a book. Because the FSF
> > publishes high-quality documentation for GNU software, straight
> > from the horse's mounth.
>
> I had no dought Aryan, you will say this, cuz you have never been a
> real developer who deals with live code.
>
> What you find on the web makes a kid full of pride, and what is
> earned through a book, makes a man a developer.

Well Amin, I said that I generaly agree with what you said! Why did you 
delete this part:

> I generaly agree. Nothing is like a hard copy book, that you can feel 
> it, and touch it, and sleep with it :-) No online manual can compete 
> with a good well-designe book.

(It seems that even when I agree with you guys, you don't want me to do 
so !!!). 

Anyway, but having said that, I again stress that GNU is a special case.

In case you do not know Amin, there is a dedicated section of the GNU 
project called "GNU Press" which publishes well-designed high quality 
books, about GNU programs. Books of "GNU Press" are both published 
hard-copy, and online. You can buy the hard-copy from usuall places 
like Amazon, and you can read the online version free of charge -- 
online !!. 

In a nutshell, I agree that online manuals and articles are no 
substitute for good books. However when it comes to GNU programs, high 
quality books (those which make a developer) are already available for 
free, so I see little incentive to buy anything else.

That was what I said Amin. Please do not misquote my sentences.

And BTW, me not being a developer, doesn't mean that I am not able to 
find/recommend books about GCC. 

Cheers

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Aryan Ameri