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RE: Recommend Book



On Thu, 27 May 1999, Sharad Joshi wrote:

> + 
> + > Official? It comes at a cost, no? Anyway, i suggest on line books ( at
> + > places like http://www.mcp.com -- there must b any more free on-line
> + > book homes) like red-hat linux unleashed etc. Xcellent info - these books.
> + 
> + I am not sure how to understand this - you mean spending money on Linux is
> + bad?
> 
> Not at all! But, there are lots of books, online, free of cost and at the
> same time not a penny less in value than their printed competition. If you
> have resources to get on line, no point in investing in something which
> you get free of cost.

Actually, here the cost involved is "Cost of getting online + Cost of
downloading the book + cost of printing the book"

I guess its free (in the sense of money) only b'cos one doesn't pay
out of one's pocket or doesn't look at these costs!

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