Python and p2p

[Max]

A poor coder from a poor country should be more resourceful. Tools like Python
are a goldmine in themselves, potentially eliminating the need for commercial 
reference materials.

Here is a "fact of life": Python is an opensource tool. The wealth of freely
available documentation, tutorials and examples _by definition_ far outweigh
what you will find for a commercial product! If can't find good material to
learn Python from the web, consider looking harder.

It seems you are complaining that you cannot find free, pirated copies of books
on a P2P sharing network, and attempting to justify your complaints by
suggesting that the authors would benefit from piracy? I think most authors
would disagree.

If you are going to base the usefulness of any product by the availablity of
pirated material, perhaps you are looking at the wrong occupation entirely!

BTW: In 20 years in this field, I have never known an author to write a book to
get contracts or jobs, other reasons are often primary. If anything, being
published is a good resume point, but secondary to time earned experience.

[Now this is a fun thread!]


A selection of quotes from the original post follows:

On 4 Feb 2003 14:49:40 -0800, dickerc6 at hotmail.com (pedro alvarez) wrote:

>The point is, for a poor coder in a poor country, kazaa is like a
>library.

>If all he comes across are vb and c# books, thats all he will study,
>and the popularity of those languages will spread.

>Also, the name of a popular books author spreads far and wide.

>If an authors main source of income was from books, probably he would
>lose out, but if he relied on the popularity of his books to get contracts or
>seminars or to sell his ideas, he would gain in the long term.

>So how come we dont see any python books on p2p?

>Therefore, python books are not easily piratable on p2p.

>Anyway, if i have caused any upset or controversy, I'm sorry, because
>i am just pointing out a realistic fact of life.