Re: manual activism (was: Re: no C-h i m emacs ??)

[Emanuel Berg]

Subhan Michael Tindall <SubhanT@familycareinc.org>
writes:

> It may be legal, however, it is likely not going to
> get you far. Most libraries have a process in place
> to put books in to circulation. A donated book is as
> likely to end up in the 'friends of the library'
> sale as it is in circulation, and you have virtually
> no control over that. A much better route is to
> contact your library, find out who curates the
> computer manual collection, and talk with them
> first.

...and just what do you think my proposal is?

> A short document explaining what you want to donate
> and why it would be of use in the collection might
> be of use also. I had a war tax protester friend who
> used to donate books for circulation every year with
> her tax money. It often took several months to get
> approval for specific books to be approved for the
> circulating collection. Most of the time she ended
> up just asking the library for a short list of
> desired books and would work from there. I don't
> know about your local library, but here in Multnomah
> County, OR, our library also has an extensive ebook
> collection that can be checked out, that might be an
> easier route to pursue to get such manuals added to
> the collection.

The manuals are already available on the web and in
the repos. So I don't need to put them there, and even
if I did I wouldn't involve my library to do it.

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