From: Lyle Johnson <lyle.johnson@...>
Date: 2004-07-10T00:06:14+09:00
Subject: Re: PickAxe 2 licensing

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:47:12 +0900, Dave Thomas <dave@pragprog.com> wrote:

> I wanted to announce this now so there's no surprise when the book
> comes out (probably in October).

I believe that I'm speaking on behalf of a lot of people when I say
that your (and Andy's) contributions to the Ruby community over the
years -- in terms of code, documentation and advocacy in general --
have been invaluable and greatly appreciated. I paid for my
now-tattered copy of the first PickAxe book and encouraged others to
do so as well, even though it was available for free online. If anyone
gives you grief about this decision, let us know and we'll beat them
up.

Also, be sure to let us know as soon as you're taking pre-orders for
the new book. ;)