At 02:19 AM 31-03-02 -0400, Claudio wrote:

>""dvanatta"" <dv@...> wrote in message news:a7vhbt+s28b@......
> > About a year ago Helen Borrie was working on a book or docs about
> > Firebird. Has that project died or can we expect something in the
> > near future?
>
>The project virtually died thanks to strong committment from thousands of
>sponsors worldwide plus tens of publishers desperated to get a contract with
>Helen so they could be assured they would drive such technical best seller.
>
>(Sorry, couldn't avoid the vitriol. Certainly the project became swamped not
>due to Helen. It would have served both IB and FB users.)

I shelved the Developer's Handbook project last year due to lack of support
and publisher inaction, but it is not abandoned until I can be convinced it
was a delusion.

In the meantime, I'm working on other publications, including one due out soon.

H.


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