Awesome! Just ordered a copy.
Free Printed Copies of "Version Control by Example"
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't worry, I filed an extensive bug report, like a true-hacker-style.
There is no "hacker style" to filing a good bug report. But I have a bee in my bonnet about bad ones - I often get the equivalent of dropping a car off at the garage for repair with just a note that "it makes a noise".
HAHA!
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#33I picked up a copy of this book at OSCON a few weeks ago. It's well-written, humorous, and a great overview of Mercurial and Git and a good introduction to Veracity.
If you have been using Mercurial or Git for a while, there won't be much new in here, but it is an enjoyable and quick read. And it could come in handy for converting those holdouts on your team still using Subversion (or, like a few people I work with, no version control at all!).
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#34Smart Bear does the same thing: http://smartbear.com/best-kept-secrets-of-peer-code-review/ - I received a free (paper) book after attending a session about peer code review.
I still haven't read the book, but that's a whole different discussion.
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#35I'd love to request a copy, but the District of Columbia is not an option in the state field. I know we're not technically a state, but we're still people! I actually have this problem more often than I should. It is especially painful when I'm trying to pay for a product. Tip to all web developers: Make sure DC is an option in your signup/order forms.
I just wanted to make sure none of those crooks in Congress got a free copy of my book, but I keep forgetting that other people live there too. :-) Seriously, sorry for the oversight. We'll fix this.
Why you are not offering a paid eBook format?
I am sure people would like to pay you for the eBook version.
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#36Fantastic! Thanks for doing this because some of our devs barely use SVN in my office and it would be great if they became more aware of the benefits of version control. I've used git on previous projects and love the distributed model, hopefully having this as a good reading option in our office will help improve us all.
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#37firefox on XP here, and I couldn't submit the form either.
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#38I submitted twice using different browsers and both times the form came back empty except for the address. No sign of any error or missing fields. The PDF will be then.
Apologies to folks having difficulty. Book requests are still coming in, so the system is definitely operational. We'll be investigating the problems this morning. For now, my only guess is that it is related to the load, so I suggest you keep trying.
"my only guess is that it is related to the load, so I suggest you keep trying."
If it's related to load, then a better suggestion might be to keep trying, but later. :)
I'm reading the pdf now, so far so good. Thanks.
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#39The form seems to be failing to load. Did we break it?
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#40The form seems to be failing to load. Did we break it?
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