[ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website

[John Burkhard]

I did a survey of the western group and found that only about half of the 
respondence knew about [ROVERNET-UK].  Instructions on how to subscribe 
could be helpful.  Thank you for all your good work on this project.  jb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen JC Beer" <stephen at beerinc.com>
To: "Jim Cumberland" <fjcumberland at yahoo.com>; <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website


> Thanks Jim. Please keep me posted.
>
> I'm mulling over creating a F.A.Q. page.
> Would it be appropriate to look up Rovernet archives for this sort of 
> thing?
>
> Stephen
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2006, at 12:44 PM, Jim Cumberland wrote:
>
>> I've got a friend who's an intellectual property lawyer - I'll ask her.
>>
>> Cheers,e
>> Jim
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: peter king <peter at king-co.com>
>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> Sent: Friday, April 7, 2006 11:47:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website
>>
>> Stephen,
>>
>> If you find that organizations such as the RSTCA are allowed to
>> duplicate out-of print manuals with no copyright problems, I would be
>> willing to help you with the task. I do not have the capability to
>> scan multiple pages at once, but can batch scan and convert to pdf. I
>> do it every day in my business. Let me know what you find out.
>>
>> By the way, the site looks great so far!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Peter King
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 6, 2006, at 10:25 PM, Stephen JC Beer wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all.
>>>
>>> I am finally making some progress on the update / revise of the
>>> RSTCA website.
>>> My hat is off to Glen WIlson for all the effort and time he must
>>> have put in on the first go around.
>>>
>>> Seeing Glen's posting on the original site of a Service Manual
>>> Supplement got me thinking. If we could provide a database of
>>> copyright-free older manuals we would be doing the worldwide Rover
>>> community a good service. The moment any new Citroen DS owner joins
>>> their list they are immediately directed to the vast database of
>>> FREE downloadable parts manuals, service manuals, bulletins, etc.
>>> for the various DS models. These people will even burn it all onto
>>> a disc for you if you pay for postage. These files are invaluable.
>>>
>>> I think for the greater Rover good we should do this -- but it is a
>>> large undertaking and I could not do it alone. I can host this
>>> stuff on my server and put it together into a clean, easily
>>> accessible format -- but if someone knows of a way to digitally
>>> scan many pages at a time, the job might be feasible. I can then
>>> convert these scans to downloadable PDF files which could be
>>> accessed from the site. I have the factory Rover 2000 Service
>>> Manual, an Owner's Manual, and P2 books (which may have copyright
>>> issues that would need sorting as I had to purchase them from an
>>> official Rover Club). This stuff should be free, dagburnit!  Its
>>> tough enough to keep these lovely cars running. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> The work in progress...
>>> http://beerinc.com/rstca
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Stephen Beer
>>> Milan, NY
>>>
>>>
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