Maintaining the Python FAQ

[Wesley Chun]

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 02:27:56 GMT, grante at visi.com (Grant Edwards) wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 00:23:07 GMT, Joe Block
<jpb at ApesSeekingKnowledge.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>> Huh?  The FAQ wizard gives you plenty of ways to access individual
>>> items or sections.  Why would you ever download the whole FAQ?
>>
>> To print it, so it can be read while I'm away from the net?
> Away from the net?
> Huh? Why would you ever be away from the net?  ;)

what a cute discussion.  ;-)

actually, i *like* to periodically print an entire FAQ for reference
purposes.  although i have an 802.11 setup at home, it seems more awkward
to take my laptop to the restroom when i can bring my trusty printout --
double-sided, double-columned to save whatever tree i can -- along with a
highlighter.

as i was working on a certain manuscript (name withheld to prevent a
shameless plug), the FAQ proved very useful when i could flip back and
forth and make annotations in the margins.  plus, i *wanted* to be off the
net so that i could get some *real* work done!   :)

-wesley

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