Re[2]: [Numpy-discussion] Guide to NumPy latest?

[Alan G I. <ai...@am...>]

On Sat, 20 May 2006, Sven Schreiber apparently wrote: 
> I would also kindly like to ask why nobody (?) gets the 
> updates of the numpy book. I am totally in favor of the 
> idea to raise funds by selling good documentation, but the 
> deal was to get the updates when they come out. 

While you are phrasing this fairly politely, I think you 
should not *assume* you have not gotten your most recent 
"update".  Rather you should ask: what is the definition of 
an "update"?  You seem to be defining it by the date on the 
title page, but that need not be Travis's definition.  (I 
would agree that he could reduce some traffic on this list 
by clarifying that, perhaps by versioning the book.) 

Personally, I do not care to receive a copy each time a few 
typos are corrected or some grammar is changed.  I'd rather 
receive a copy each time there are important additions or 
corrections.  I assume that this is Travis's practice.

Cheers, 
Alan Isaac