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Panther edition of Mac OS X Hints book released...
Authored by: imageworx on Sep 27, '04 02:39:40PM

Wonderful!

As for exploiting our contributions...well...its an argument without merit because:

-you provide the forum
-web servers are not cheap and so far, our contributions are free..for all.
-I doubt you'll get filthy rich...the laws of averages will keep that in check
-you are not charging for access and do edit and participate.

I don't contribute (feedback and questions mostly) as much as I'd like. Not for fear that Rob will incorporate it into a resource book, but that many are wiser or contribute first. ;)
But I will say that I was a top 50 contributor at another Mac "bomb" site (obvious hint) and was very upset at the attitude of the site, its admins and the quick merger with Versiontracker (oops...I mentioned someone). I have since forgone providing help and tips (that did use my time to solve) to that site as they began charging for subscriptions. And I disagree that the "subscription" model will work for a forum based on users contributions.

I still contribute and actively read MacInTouch, MacUpdate, MacOSXHints, xlr8yourmac, and MacSurfers News. Information should remain a free resource. How its packaged, well, that is an option.

The best to you Rob and don't fret on the cover...it is the content that does it justice! :)

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To BeOS or Not to BeOS



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