Re: Announcing Pro Git Second Edition Reedited

[Jon Forrest <nobozo@gmail.com>]

On 12/11/2018 9:15 AM, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote:

> I think an uspoken issue here is that while you're indeed free to "fork"
> this book and maintain your fork, having two books with almost identical
> contents may not be the best option as it simply may be outright
> confusing for those at whom your fork is actually targeted.

The coverage is almost identical, but the content is different.

> That's just my opinion, or — better — feeling I gathered from the
> discussion, but to me these friendly nudges to maybe consider
> reevaluating your work for inclusion into the original's book proper
> look exactly as hints at that having such a fork may not be the best
> of all options.

You might be right, but the reception I got when working on the
first edition led me to make the fork. In retrospect, I probably
should have tried again with the new crew who did the second
edition. As I said, I will try again if there's a third edition.

> Another problem with the fork is its visibility.
> The go-to Git website links to the original work, and I assure you
> novice users do not casually read this list — let alone search through
> its archives for the mentions of an alternative book's version.

I agree, and I don't know what to do about that.

Jon