Frank Heckenbach wrote:
Scott Moore wrote:
It occurred to me, I have the means to give GPC a printed manual, if you guys are interested. I have the ability to make manuals for IP Pascal, perfect bound. There is a GCC manual, but the volume on that no doubt justifies one of those 1000's of copy printings with the big price tags. I have the ability to do "print on demand", so could send these out in onesy twosey basis.
If this is interesting to the group, the caveats are as follows:
- I don't really have much time to rework manuals, so I would need a
postscript or PDF file that is all ready to go, i.e., an exact image of the book, and its cover (GCC manuals appear to be a fairly trivial rework of the online docs).
So is GPC's. You can find the version (as of the last release) on the home page (PostScript and PDF). There may be some details to take care of before printing it, but for a first attempt, you might want to have a look at them.
The other big caveat is, of course, that GPC's documentation is still quite incomplete. So I don't know if there will be big demand for a printed version yet, but others here might answer ...
Frank
Ok, 550 pages. The following questions apply (for starters):
1. Is it too incomplete to print at this time ? Better to wait ?
2. Is the postscript or PDF suitable to be cut down to manual size ? For example, the GCC manual is cut to 7x9 inches. Most people don't like 8.5x11" books, and the "perfect" in perfect binding occurs because the books are cut after binding, which cleans up the book considerably. I usually custom format my books for the final print size, and add "trim marks", which are marks on the 8.5x11 page that show where to cut it.
3. What cover art ?
4. Does FSF get funds from this (appears to be the standard arrangement for GNU prints) ?
5. Straight or lay-flat binding ?
6. What arrangements does GNU allow for printers of its material ? I.e., does the FSF/GNU have problems with people printing under their name ? What conditions ? Does FSF/GNU run its own bindery, or allow for-profit printers to create material ? Does FSF/GNU want express control of that ? etc.
Thanks.