I'll make a conservative out of you yet! ;-) sh --- Phil Edwards <biotypical@hotmail.com> wrote: > >Well, it is in part a general principle. As a non-prof > we > >are, in effect partially subsidized by the government > and > >should not be involved in competition with commerical > >enterprise. Our subsidy exists to help us do stuff that > >private enterprise can't or won't do. Call me an old > >fashioned republican and I'll boil over use words I > learned > >form my grandmothers, but nonetheless that's my view of > the > >role of government in business. > > > >A more local (to AGA specifically) reason is that, if > >commerical enterprises are doing it, there's no *need* > for > >us to do it. That's been the policy of AGA book-selling, > as > >I understand it, and I think it is a good and proper > one. > > That makes sense. > > >The translation "companion" that Erik envisions fits in > >with this policy, at least as long as no formally > published > >translation is otherwise available. > > The more I think about it, the better the idea becomes. > > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm