From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Sep 10 10: 9: 3 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from smtppop3pub.verizon.net (smtppop3pub.gte.net [206.46.170.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8922537B403; Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:08:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gte.net (evrtwa1-ar4-4-34-145-186.evrtwa1.dsl.gtei.net [4.34.145.186]) by smtppop3pub.verizon.net with ESMTP ; id MAA3115427 Mon, 10 Sep 2001 12:08:52 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from res03db2@localhost) by gte.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA66647; Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:10:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:10:10 -0700 From: Robert Clark To: Don Wilde Cc: David Kelly , Bzdik BSD , freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Books on FreeBSD and local libraries Message-ID: <20010910101010.B66603@darkstar.gte.net> References: <20010910040911.33587.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com> <20010910093153.A90211@grumpy.dyndns.org> <3B9CCFCF.A1C5E743@silver-lynx.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <3B9CCFCF.A1C5E743@silver-lynx.com>; from don@silver-lynx.com on Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:35:59AM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org There are often people who are paid to buy books. I would imagine that they might resent outsiders determining what is in the library's collection. [RC] On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 08:35:59AM -0600, Don Wilde wrote: > David Kelly wrote: > > > > I think the best way to "bug" a library to offer a book for lending is > > to purchase one or more and deliver them along with the request. > > > That certainly helps, but I have a caution there: The public libraries > in my area claim that they get far too many books donated, and all too > often they'll just dump good books (even new ones!) in the book sale bin > for quick cash rather than adding them to the collection. You have to > specify explicitly that you do not want that to happen. > -- > Don Wilde http://www.Silver-Lynx.com > Silver Lynx Embedded Microsystems Architects > 2218 Southern Bl. Ste. 12 Rio Rancho, NM 87124 > 505-891-4175 FAX 891-4185 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message