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Posted to dev@subversion.apache.org by Greg Stein <gs...@gmail.com> on 2010/02/17 21:21:26 UTC
free/open svn books? (was: svn commit: r905916 - /subversion/site/publish/site-nav.html)
*bump*
Not sure if my question about free/open svn books was seen.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 00:09, Greg Stein <gs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm glad this thread is back on track. As I read it, I was thinking
> much the same as Hyrum. But I was driving to Miami, rather than
> reading mailing lists :-P
>
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 14:01, C. Michael Pilato <cm...@collab.net> wrote:
>>...
>> That really only leaves the "Version Control with Subversion" link to deal
>> with. I have a semi-obnoxious suggestion here that satisfies my strong
>> left-nav opinions: put a thumbnail of the book at the bottom of the
>> left-nav menu which links to svnbook.org.
>
> Historically, we have incorporated svnbook.org quite heavily. Some of
> that may be because it used to be in the tree. Some may be because it
> is "all there" on the web. Who knows.
>
> But. There are multiple books about Subversion nowadays, right? Are
> any others available for free on the web like svnbook? If so, then it
> would probably be best for us to consider how to be even-handed with
> linking to these references.
>
> (and if svnbook is the only free/online book, then I like the thumbnail idea!)
>
> Cheers,
> -g
>
Re: free/open svn books? (was: svn commit: r905916 - /subversion/site/publish/site-nav.html)
Posted by "C. Michael Pilato" <cm...@collab.net>.
Justin Erenkrantz wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Greg Stein <gs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> *bump*
>>
>> Not sure if my question about free/open svn books was seen.
>
> I don't know the status of the Practical Subversion book by dannyb and
> rooneg. (I was a tech reviewer for the first edition, so I have a
> soft spot for it.) -- justin
I think some of them are available via Google Books, but I'm not aware of
any besides VCWS that's got a free license and an online, living version.
--
C. Michael Pilato <cm...@collab.net>
CollabNet <> www.collab.net <> Distributed Development On Demand
Re: free/open svn books? (was: svn commit: r905916 -
/subversion/site/publish/site-nav.html)
Posted by Justin Erenkrantz <ju...@erenkrantz.com>.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Greg Stein <gs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *bump*
>
> Not sure if my question about free/open svn books was seen.
I don't know the status of the Practical Subversion book by dannyb and
rooneg. (I was a tech reviewer for the first edition, so I have a
soft spot for it.) -- justin