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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE 2.0 Development is online
From:       Joseph Cheek <joseph () cheek ! com>
Date:       2000-11-10 6:57:01
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awesome awesome idea.  how did you get the book out so soon after kde2?

David Sweet wrote:

> KDE 2.0 Development, a new book being published by MacMillan/SAMS under the
> Open Publication License is now available online, in full, for free, at
> http://kde20development.andamooka.org
>
> The site also holds all of the source code from the examples in the book,
> downloadable HTML and PDF versions, an annotated online-only abridged KDE API
> reference (Appendix B), and an annotated version of the KDE Developer's
>  HOWTO.
>
> The host site is part of Andamooka which runs web software that lets visitors
> annotate and discuss each section of the book and view the annotation along
> with the original text.  This site will serve as an "open support" system for
> readers of the book.
>
> The book is written for C++ programmers with or without previous KDE coding
> experience.  It covers introductory KDE/Qt programming, KDE UI design,
> KParts, DCOP, aRts, XML GUI, KDevelop, licensing issues, CVS, code and
> end-user documentation, and more.
>
> Many chapters are written by contributing authors who have helped design
> and/or implement the systems about which they wrote.  These authors are: Kurt
> Granroth (also technical editor), Cristian Tibirna, David Faure, Espen Sand,
> Stefan Westerfeld, Ralf Nolden, Daniel Marjamaki, and Charles Bar-Joseph, and
> a forward was written by Matthias Ettrich.
>
> Since the book is released under the Open Publication License, it may be
> modified and redistributed online, which means that the book can be
> maintained (fixed, updated, expanded etc.) in the style of a free software
> project.  In this spirit, volunteer translation of the book into five other
> languages has already begun.  I welcome any other feedback or contributions
> to the maintainance and development of the book.  Everything that is
> incorporated into official versions of the book will be released under the
> Open Publication License electronically and for free.
>
> Dave
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thanks!

joe

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