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15points
12comments
#1,074of 1,677 in 2012
Top 65%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Execution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Nice, useful concept

    From 3 comments
    • This is really nice, would love to have the questions sorted according to the topics
      shivang on HN
    • good concept buddy ... The links were missing from the pdf. If pdf could have the links to the original content then it would be more easy to get to the original content
      devilankur18 on HN
    • Great idea, but make it a website instead of a pdf (or as well as) so sorting and searching and stuff can be done?
      highace on HN

Objections

  • Copyright concerns about repackaging and selling answers

    From 2 comments
    • Guys, I want to see a discussion on copyright issues here. At first I thought that gt5050 might be infringing copyright. In particular, if asked, I would have guessed that…
      ekpyrotic on HN
    • ``` > How do people feel about an answerer putting x amount > of time into writing a free, articulate, well-explained > answer, and having that answer repackaged and sold >…
      beaumartinez on HN
  • PDF links not working and profile picture bug

    From 2 comments
    • First, thanks for making this! Just a little note, I think there's a bug in your profile picture retrieval: asker & answerer have different usernames but the same pictures; e.g.…
      zdouglas on HN
    • good concept buddy ... The links were missing from the pdf. If pdf could have the links to the original content then it would be more easy to get to the original content
      devilankur18 on HN

Requests

  • Sort questions by topic

    From 1 comment
    • This is really nice, would love to have the questions sorted according to the topics
      shivang on HN
  • Provide a searchable website version

    From 1 comment
    • Great idea, but make it a website instead of a pdf (or as well as) so sorting and searching and stuff can be done?
      highace on HN
  • Exclude Microsoft content edition

    From 1 comment
    • Nice idea, a separate edition that excludes everything made by microsoft would probably get me to part with money.
      Toshio on HN

Questions

  • Who holds copyright in Stack Overflow contributions

    From 2 comments
    • Guys, I want to see a discussion on copyright issues here. At first I thought that gt5050 might be infringing copyright. In particular, if asked, I would have guessed that…
      ekpyrotic on HN
    • ``` > How do people feel about an answerer putting x amount > of time into writing a free, articulate, well-explained > answer, and having that answer repackaged and sold >…
      beaumartinez on HN

Alternatives named

  • Stack Overflow monthly view (stackoverflow.com/?tab=month)

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for the suggestion, would try and setup website as well. In the meantime if you can have a look at this http://stackoverflow.com/?tab=month
      gt5050 on HN
  • Hacker Monthly

    From 1 comment
    • Guys, I want to see a discussion on copyright issues here. At first I thought that gt5050 might be infringing copyright. In particular, if asked, I would have guessed that…
      ekpyrotic on HN

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