GNU bug report logs - #59258
28.2; [Emacs Manual] Available PDFs are outdated/obsolete

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Message #40 received at 59258 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: rafaelbeirigo <at> gmail.com, 59258 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#59258: 28.2;
 [Emacs Manual] Available PDFs are outdated/obsolete
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:57:04 +0200

> From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: rafaelbeirigo <at> gmail.com, 59258 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
> 	stefankangas <at> gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:16:41 -0500
> 
>   > I'm not sure I understand.  Are you saying that we should suggest to the FSF
>   > to make a new printing, on our own initiative?
> 
> I think it would make sense to tell them roughly when we expect the
> next release to occur.  That would help them decide whether to make a
> new edition soon.
> 
>   > but does
>   > the FSF indeed want to publish a new edition whenever a new major release of
>   > Emacs is out (or maybe even when it's in final stages of pretest)?
> 
> I think it wants to _consider_ publishing a new edition at those
> times.  The decision could depend on a number of details, such as how
> many copies they have on hand and how fast they would sell. etc, but
> we can let them worry about that.

I can communicate our release plans to them if you tell me to whom should I
speak about it.  (I didn't know they expected to get such information from
us.)

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