<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/12/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">cheater cheater</b> <<a href="mailto:cheater00@gmail.com">cheater00@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On 10/12/05, Aaron Lanterman <<a href="mailto:lanterma@ece.gatech.edu">lanterma@ece.gatech.edu</a>> wrote:
<br>><br>> ...maybe a synth manufacturer who already has a credit card ordering<br>> scheme in place would want to take such a project on? The MOTM folks,<br>> perhaps?<br><br>Doepfer? 8P<br><br>j/k<br><br><br>
Anyways, why is this Tim dude so craaaaazy about getting paid for what<br>he writes?<br>The subject matter isn't applicable widely enough to make a living out<br>of it... Maybe he should try electronic distribution instead...
<br>cheaper to set up and a lot more cash goes his way, instead of for<br>production expenses<br><br>cheers,<br>D. 8)<br><br></blockquote></div>
<div><br>Well, its Tom, not Tim who wrote the books (I WISH I had the circuitry experience to write those books). And whether the subject matter is widley applicable or not isn't the point. The point is, Thomas Henry put a lot of work into these books and he deserves to make a reasonable profit from selling them. Thomas has also done a lot of other things (like selling parts and posting schemos at MAP) that really helped the SDIY community. I think it just comes down to us synth geeks kind of looking out for each other. I mean, if I saw someone selling unauthorized copies of Harry B's "Breadboard and BBD Audio Hi-Fi cookbook," I'd... well... I guess... to tell you the truth, I'm not quite sure just what the heck I'd do. ;) But seriously, there are several people on the list who make money from selling synth-related stuff, and I think we owe them our support wherever possible. Again, it's just synth geeks looking out for each other.
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<div>BTW, I think you're idea for electronic distribution is great!</div>
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<div>Tim (not Tom) Servo<br>-- <br>"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein </div>