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From: "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
Subject: Re: gnat docs
Date: 1998/12/16
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Chris Morgan wrote in message <87lnk8owt0.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com>...
>
>Since GNAT 3.11p is "due" out any minute, I went and took a look at my
>GNAT documents. It turns out I've been getting by with drafts of the
>documents from GNAT 3.07 dated November 1996, so when the 3.11 release
>finally hits the net I'd like to get the latest documentation printed
>off.
>
>I was just thinking that presumably a lot of other GNAT users will do
>the same, and I have a question : could we get a nicely printed and
>bound batch of these done (maybe by the FSF?). I'd pay typical FSF
>prices for each which I understand produces a modest profit for
>them. I like to sit on my couch and read sharply printed text, so
>html, info and .txt files aren't sufficient!
>
>The public release of GNAT is now on a similar or slower timescale to
>things like Java or Perl which O'Reilly manages to keep tabs on with
>commercial titles, but I do realise the GNAT user community is
>somewhat smaller, hence my idea that a FSF-type print-run may be
>justifiable.
>
There are Postscript versions of the documents in the distribution, and
Ghostscript, a three-hole punch, and a three-ring binder put together a
sharply-printed text that goes pretty well with a couch!