May I remind you that you wrote "Liberons la publication scientifique" in 2001.
What happened since then ?
> > > It is unfortunate to see a Directeur de Recherche of CNRS and the
> > > main developer of the Gnu TeXmacs Software System, writes a guide
> > > on mastering the secrets and latest versions of Gnu TeXmacs.
> > > Even worse, the book is written in english, yet the terms of sale
> > > are given in french.
>I am just complying to French law, since I happen to live in France.
But should the readers who read it, be entitled to the same in the language
the book was written in?
> > > And with the hefty price of 50 Euros, who is he supposed to be
> > > kidding. Because many people are not laughing or pleased - to
> > > say the least.
>
> > Please do not speak for everyone. 50€ is not very much for this
> > amount of work, and Joris definitively deserve to have some
> > financial support. And again, this book is not at all needed to
>
> > use most of TeXmacs.
>
>> He should include that when applying for funds.
>What are you trying to say? Please remain polite and
>make a precise point if you want to challenge me.
I will be polite. I advocate a new publishing model (today we do need
publishers - Plos One charges $1350 for Open Access and for
Nature Communications it is $5700). Scientists should publish
free documentation of works, and could include a one-time
contribution in their research proposal to cover editing and
publishing costs.