[FM Discuss] manuals as proxy marketing for sw

[adam hyde]

hey

I just saw this:
http://www.benmurtagh.net/?p=27

Occasionally I see this kind of thing (I google FM everyday with a 24hr
filter on the search-
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=flossmanuals&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=d&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=images
)

It reminds me of the role manuals can play as a proxy marketing device
for software. This is largely the intention of the FM book store widget
- its easier to market books about free software, than the software
itself - which is one of the reasons why, of course, OReilly has
contributed so immensely to the uptake of FS.


adam




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