D Programming Language Specification ebook

[Lutger Blijdestijn]

Walter Bright wrote:

> On 7/4/2011 1:50 AM, Johann MacDonagh wrote:
>> On 7/3/2011 10:11 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>>> What do you all think? $0? $4.99? $9.99?
>>
>> What about skipping Amazon and putting it up on
>> d-programming-language.org and ask for donations? I think Paypal will
>> handle the processing for you for free if you show you're not doing it
>> for profit.
> 
> People at the airport press a "free gift" on me, and then harangue me for
> a donation. I think that's the wrong image for D. People shouldn't be made
> to feel guilty about using D and not making a donation. I know it would
> turn me off, at least.

You can do it in a tasteful manner, without playing the guilt card. A price-
pot for competitions sounds like a good idea. Think of it this way: you 
enable people to contribute to D with money instead of time and expertise, 
something that is not that easy to do right now.