[Utnubu-maintainers] dmraid

[Zahid Chaudhry]

Dear Utnubu Team,

I am writing to you with regard the possibility of 
producing a paperback version of the documentation of 
dmraid (Device-Mapper Software RAID support tool). 
Cambridge Scholars Publishing is currently looking to 
expand into computer software texts, and we are in the 
process of setting up a new series of paperbacks for the 
documentation of open source software. As you are no doubt 
aware, there is a need for physical copies of 
documentation, despite the ready availability of 
e-versions. We believe it is in the interests of all 
concerned to know that hard copies are available and in 
the longer term, the ability for libraries to make 
purchases of the documentation ensures that data is better 
organised and accessible to more people than is possible 
with online versions, though of course, for the majority 
of developers the online version will probably suffice.

In the spirit of open source software, we have no wish to 
secure any exclusive rights to do with this potential book 
and have no objection to you agreeing to make the material 
available to other publishers who wish to do the same 
thing. We would also be happy to offer the same sort of 
arrangement we do in terms of royalties and complimentary 
copies as we do with our authors in the humanities and 
social sciences, about which I would be very happy to 
provide further information. These are not always very 
much as our particular branch of publishing has very small 
profit margins, but may nevertheless be notable if there 
is sufficient demand for the book.

Regarding price, we expect to be able to offer for 
purchase the average-sized man-pages for between £15-£20, 
though obviously this would depend also on size and 
potential market.

At present we are approaching numerous open source 
foundations and would like to make this series quite rich 
with a large number of titles and have as an eventual goal 
the broader availability in paperback form of a 
substantial proportion of the more common open source 
software.

If this project is potentially of interest to you, please 
do not hesitate to write back with any questions you may 
have.

I apologise in advance for any cross-posting if you are 
involved with other similar projects.

Regards,

Zahid Chaudhry.


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