I doubt that most people who will read those documents online will spend the time, trouble, paper, and ink to print it out just to read it. For the few people that need to print it out, printing HTML would probably work well enough. Page numbers aren't that important if the document is structured well in, say, outline format.
PDF is very poor for viewing content on computer screens. That's a fact. Forcing page breaks onto viewing screens is just senseless.
Even a simple PDF-HTML conversion like Google does would make it easier to read on a screen.
It's simple. Copyrights allow people to make their living making intellectual property by giving them ownership of their work so they can control it.
If copyright did not exist, no one could charge for it. If no one could charge for it, no one could make their living making it. If no one could make their living at it, they'd have to make their living doing something else, like building bridges, so they wouldn't have enough time to devote to making good IP.
If there were no people who had enough time to spend all day writing songs or stories, then all we would have is campfire songs and legends. No one would have time to learn the skills, or time to use them.
I wouldn't call the Honor books deep, but they're very fun to read. If you buy the hardcover edition of the 10th book in the series, War of Honor, it includes a CD-ROM with all of the books in the series in HTML, RTF, MS Reader, etc. formats, plus artwork, covers, schematics, other books in other series, and some other stuff. The publishers, Baen Books, are so generous that it says right on the CD that the contents can be freely distributed but not sold. You can download the first three books of the series for free from their Web site, Baen Books . If you hunt around you can probably find all of the Honorverse books online somewhere for download.
I have one and love it. I only had the batteries run low once, but I can't remember how long it had gone without charging. Many days, at least. Anyway, I just drop it in the charger once in a while, and it's always charged up. Usually when I go to bed I put it to bed too, but if I forget it's no problem the next day. Great mouse overall, only thing I don't like is the wheel is hard to press down. I ended up using the button behind the wheel for double-click instead of the wheel button.
This is somewhat of a surprise from Micro$oft, who isn't exactly a big supporter of anything that gives their users much room for freedom or input in their software...
I'm no MS fan, but don't forget Flight Simulator. Probably their best product and series ever. The most 3rd-party-expanded game ever, probably.
Yes, they have the right to look at their server logs.
No, they don't have the right to install some software on my computer without my permission or knowledge. And frankly, I don't consider a mention in their PP (privacy policy) my permission or knowledge.
I still don't have a DVD player, so I had no idea that it was possible for a DVD to disable features such as the fast-forward button. It infuriates me that it is even possible for a disc to control my DVD player (whenever/if I get one). If you pay for a DVD you should be able to fast-forward and rewind all you want. Argh, that's pathetic. Just like Microsoft made it possible for JavaScript to disable the toolbars in your browser.
Does anyone make a DVD player whose fast-forward button can't be disabled?
I read the replies to this, and it sounds like it's not a problem after all, but I still see potential for a sci-fi novel here. Imagine years in the future, the Earth's waste is being sent into space, and is causing the Earth's rotation to slow, causing problems at home. Several nations get together to make the trash-exporters stop. Hmm...that has the potential for a series of novels. You could have spy parts, military parts, average-citizen parts...
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Your condescending attitude and insulting remarks are completely unnecessary.
I doubt that most people who will read those documents online will spend the time, trouble, paper, and ink to print it out just to read it. For the few people that need to print it out, printing HTML would probably work well enough. Page numbers aren't that important if the document is structured well in, say, outline format. PDF is very poor for viewing content on computer screens. That's a fact. Forcing page breaks onto viewing screens is just senseless. Even a simple PDF-HTML conversion like Google does would make it easier to read on a screen.
How about "why PDF?" *sigh*
It's simple. Copyrights allow people to make their living making intellectual property by giving them ownership of their work so they can control it. If copyright did not exist, no one could charge for it. If no one could charge for it, no one could make their living making it. If no one could make their living at it, they'd have to make their living doing something else, like building bridges, so they wouldn't have enough time to devote to making good IP. If there were no people who had enough time to spend all day writing songs or stories, then all we would have is campfire songs and legends. No one would have time to learn the skills, or time to use them.
...Windows? Is this an obscure form of insult to CmdrTaco?
I wouldn't call the Honor books deep, but they're very fun to read. If you buy the hardcover edition of the 10th book in the series, War of Honor, it includes a CD-ROM with all of the books in the series in HTML, RTF, MS Reader, etc. formats, plus artwork, covers, schematics, other books in other series, and some other stuff. The publishers, Baen Books, are so generous that it says right on the CD that the contents can be freely distributed but not sold. You can download the first three books of the series for free from their Web site, Baen Books . If you hunt around you can probably find all of the Honorverse books online somewhere for download.
I have one and love it. I only had the batteries run low once, but I can't remember how long it had gone without charging. Many days, at least. Anyway, I just drop it in the charger once in a while, and it's always charged up. Usually when I go to bed I put it to bed too, but if I forget it's no problem the next day. Great mouse overall, only thing I don't like is the wheel is hard to press down. I ended up using the button behind the wheel for double-click instead of the wheel button.
This is somewhat of a surprise from Micro$oft, who isn't exactly a big supporter of anything that gives their users much room for freedom or input in their software... I'm no MS fan, but don't forget Flight Simulator. Probably their best product and series ever. The most 3rd-party-expanded game ever, probably.
Yes, they have the right to look at their server logs.
No, they don't have the right to install some software on my computer without my permission or knowledge. And frankly, I don't consider a mention in their PP (privacy policy) my permission or knowledge.
I still don't have a DVD player, so I had no idea that it was possible for a DVD to disable features such as the fast-forward button. It infuriates me that it is even possible for a disc to control my DVD player (whenever/if I get one). If you pay for a DVD you should be able to fast-forward and rewind all you want. Argh, that's pathetic. Just like Microsoft made it possible for JavaScript to disable the toolbars in your browser. Does anyone make a DVD player whose fast-forward button can't be disabled?
Oops. http://blujay.us/stopcbdtpa/
It's the CBDTPA now. Here's a site that explains it: http://blujay.us/cbdtpa/
I read the replies to this, and it sounds like it's not a problem after all, but I still see potential for a sci-fi novel here. Imagine years in the future, the Earth's waste is being sent into space, and is causing the Earth's rotation to slow, causing problems at home. Several nations get together to make the trash-exporters stop. Hmm...that has the potential for a series of novels. You could have spy parts, military parts, average-citizen parts...