From: Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...>
Date: 2011-06-17T06:23:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Classic Computer Science Books


On Jun 16, 2011, at 13:33 , Phillip Gawlowski wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:26 PM, Stu <stu@rubyprogrammer.net> wrote:
>> There is a classic series online called "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist"
>> 
>> This series is "free" online with both html and pdf available. They
>> are canonical and pedagogical for beginners. This is a good place to
>> start IMHO.
> 
> Please define "free". Available as pirated copies, or in some format
> that is a non-OSS/non-CC license, or what?

Google quickly shows:

  http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava/

which says:

> How to Think... is a free textbook available under the GNU Free Documentation License. Readers are free to copy and distribute the text; they are also free to modify it, which allows them to adapt the book to different needs, and to help develop new material.