Hooter! Done it again!
Call it another senior moment. Sorry Adam, you have mail... -----------------------------------------------------------
Adam Bower wrote:
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 08:02:48AM +0100, Martijn Koster wrote:
Given the speed of developments in our industry, and the nature of linux books as technical references for current software usage, I think a traditional library model just doesn't work very well; especially when ALUGers are so geographically dispersed. I think disbanding would be appropriate.
Some of the books were utterly out of date when I had the library which was erm, 7 years ago :)
I think disbanding it by offering the books on here is probably the best way forward and then putting the rest into a book bank so they can be assessed for value and either resold or pulped into new paper products.
It would be a lot better if the library could be made accessible online - though I wonder just how many e-books feature in the Linux canon.
Certainly, when I wanted to read-up on some up-to-date info on HTML and CSS I ordered the relevant books from a local bookseller and had them two days later - cost, less than a tenner a book.
IME, when I want to know how to, or why, etc, an emu to this list, the Shed or other, usually comes up with the goods. The ALUG library is a lovely idea, and the historical importance of some of the accumulated books could be a treasure chest in the future, so it would be lovely to keep everything.
But...
With a feeling of regret, I must agree with the sentiments expressed so far - it should go if no space can be found for it. I would offer, but I already have piles of books about the place demanding more bookshelves, so here's one address which isn't available.
Now, when my boat comes home, it will be a different matter.