GNU bug report logs - #5069
23.1; lispintro manuals for sale url dead anchor

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Kevin Ryde <user42 <at> zip.com.au>

Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:05:05 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 5069 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, user42 <at> zip.com.au
Subject: bug#5069: 23.1; lispintro manuals for sale url dead anchor
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:52:54 -0500

Richard Stallman wrote:

>      It's perhaps worth mentioning that manuals are not always in
>     print.
>
> It is better not to mention that, because people would be likely not
> to even look at the site.

That seems pessimistic. The reason behind my suggestion was that
out-of-print manuals don't seem to be listed on the site (eg the Elisp
manual), and I think it is confusing to be referred to a web-page and
then find no mention of the thing you came to find.
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