- From: Eric S. Raymond <esr@locke.ccil.org>
- Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 14:32:03 -0500 (EST)
- To: connolly@beach.w3.org (Daniel W. Connolly)
- Cc: sirrah@cg57.esnet.com, www-html@w3.org
> By the way... if somebody were to write a really good intro to HTML > (along the lines of NCSA's, but more up to date), we might endorse > that as well. I doubt we could pay for it, but you'd probably be > able to scare up publishing royalties somewhere. No promises, but I might do this. I have the required skills, and learning about <foo> by documenting <foo> is one of my favorite strategies (that's why I wrote the Java-on-Linux FAQ!). Is the NCSA document on-line? Do you want it used as a model? If so, is it available to be modified and re-distributed? Can you be more specific about what you think a "really good intro" would look like? One reason I may take this on is because I've been pitching a book concept to O'Reilly, working title "Typesetting With Free Software Tools". The idea is to cover free software tools for dual-mode publishing. Maybe I'll write your intro, keep a copy in my pocket and use it as the basis of my HTML chapter. So talk to me... -- >>esr>>
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