O'Reilly Network: Are You Annoyed?

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Date: Sep 20 1998
From: Dave Walker
To: Tim O'Reilly
Subject: Are You Annoyed?

Tim,

Yes, I AM annoyed.

I understand that ORA is in business to make a profit, but to see my utmost source of reliable Unix/Linux/Pick information embrace the bug-ridden Microsoft platform dismays me.

Your Pick titles are (understandably) out of print. It's still a viable (albeit fading) platform, and I feel fortunate that I was able to purchase them when I did. I refer to them daily.

Your Unix/Linux books are unquestionably the best in the market.

Your new "Annoyed" series makes me wonder just how long it will be until the Unix/Linux tomes follow the Pick titles into "not-in-print-land".

I feel like a cuckolded suitor. I'll continue to purchase your Unix/Linux titles, but I must admit that I'll never glance at an ORA Win95 book. It'd be too much like cheating on my girl.

Dismayedly yours,

Dave Walker
Systems Administrator/Programmer
MAS, Inc.
Mobile, AL