Prentice Hall To Publish Open Content Licensed Books

lma writes "Bruce Perens has convinced Prentice Hall to publish a series of books under an Open Source license. The 'Bruce Perens' Open Source Series' will be available first as hardcopy in bookstores, and the Open Source text will be available electronically a few months later. Prentice Hall is counting on people buying the books even though the electronic version will be freely available later. I like the model, since I prefer to read paper, but like the electronic version for reference."

Comments

Re:Novel Concept, But Not the First

[Anonymous Coward]

yeah but now Perens is thinking they are trying to make him the Peter Norton of the open source book world.

Perens, I know you read this. I think your a fucking moron still stuck in the days of the dot-coms. I really wish you would have died like they did.

Re:Novel Concept, But Not the First

[Sky Lemon]

I'm not familiar with Perens; could you at least site some specific examples of his 'fucking moron' nature? What do you dislike him so? How can someone be a jerk through their books on technical stuff (except for Stephen Wolfram who is clinically insane)?

MOD THIS DOWN!! BLATANT WHORING!!

[Anonymous Coward]

c'mon, we know you need to sell books to make money, but don't try to do so under the guise of some greater cause.

the world will not change, the sun will still rise in the morning if this is a big success.

stop with all this idealistic, socialist utopia garbage.

Thanks.