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40hz:
This 170-page freebie is making the rounds in the Ubuntu community. Download your copy.

Homepage: http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index.html



From the website:

The ultimate Ubuntu book!

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is now available! Written by award-winning author Keir Thomas, Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is a totally unique and concise guide for everyday Ubuntu use.

    * Focuses on core competencies and background knowledge needed to be an expert Ubuntu user;
    * Readable, accessible, and easy to understand—even if you've never used Linux before;
    * 100% new and original! Written from the ground-up to cover Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10.

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How to get it

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is available in print and PDF editions.

    * The Print Edition is available for a recession-busting $9.94 from Amazon.com. Add it to your Amazon order now!
    * The PDF Edition is entirely free of charge and is identical to the print edition. Grab the PDF or click here to tell a friend!

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* Download location 1 http://download.ubuntupocketguide.com/ubuntupocketguide-v1-1.zip
   
* Download location 2 http://download.ubuntupocketguide.com.nyud.net/ubuntupocketguide-v1-1.zip

Current release: ubuntupocketguide-v1-1.zip
md5sum: 0b4fa10a6f4995b3e2f729454c1462b6
Filesize: 2064348 bytes
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Deozaan:
I wonder if it meets Ubuntu's requirements of "free."

Thanks for pointing this out. I'll likely be downloading it tomorrow once I get Ubuntu installed on my netbook. :Thmbsup:

40hz:
I wonder if it meets Ubuntu's requirements of "free."
-Deozaan (January 27, 2009, 12:05 AM)
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Moot. It's an original copyrighted work that doesn't incorporate anything released under GPL, Copyleft, or other open sharing licenses. The author seemed to strike a happy balance between the two worlds:

"Pay for print - but "E" is free." (Sorry, I just made that up. Couldn't resist. ;D)

And at 170 pages, once you add in the cost of wear and tear on your printer, the cost of paper and ink (or toner), a binder to put it in, and your time to do it - buying the book at $9.95 from Amazon is probably a whole lot cheaper. Not to mention it's a nicer product.

So even if it is copyrighted (with all that implies), it's still a very nice little book.

Can't have everything I guess.

(But that will only upset the zealots. ;))

Ubuntu's "Official Guide" (released under copyleft) is completely free.

You can download that book for free here:

http://www3.vista-server.com/uploadfile/6/10/24/958328512281.zip

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bgd77:
Thanks for the books, 40Hz! They'll make an interesting read.

Paul Keith:
Thanks. Yeah, it's really a moot point. Lots of authors do it this way too except they secretly do it via giving away their e-books on public torrent trackers. Sometimes anonymously. This guy is just being more open about it.

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