I’m currently trying to go through Jaynes:PTTLOS myself. As mentioned earlier in this comments: you hardly learn anything by reading alone, you need to discuss or solve exercises. So of course I would love to join a group!
I am currently in Manchester, UK, but will spend most of August and early September on the road, without regular internet access. After that I do not know for sure where I will live or how much time I can commit. But I am very interested!
I also do have a high-quality .pdf-version of the book. Apparently it is the first edition and has no links but it is not simply a scan of the pages of the book! That means the formulae and diagrams are all very high quality and you can do a full text search. I am not sure on the legal status though, probably it is an “only for private study use”-version that one is not supposed to make publicly available. What is the LW-policy concerning links to such content?
Non-profit doesn’t change anything as far as I know (IANAL as they say).
I’m pretty sure that people who want to get a copy of the book can get it based on information they already have, and my recommendation would be to not expose yourself to legal risks.
I don’t know what the copyright status is—the edition at http://bayes.wustl.edu/ was removed at the request of the publisher, so it might not be good.
I’m currently trying to go through Jaynes:PTTLOS myself. As mentioned earlier in this comments: you hardly learn anything by reading alone, you need to discuss or solve exercises. So of course I would love to join a group!
I am currently in Manchester, UK, but will spend most of August and early September on the road, without regular internet access. After that I do not know for sure where I will live or how much time I can commit. But I am very interested!
I also do have a high-quality .pdf-version of the book. Apparently it is the first edition and has no links but it is not simply a scan of the pages of the book! That means the formulae and diagrams are all very high quality and you can do a full text search. I am not sure on the legal status though, probably it is an “only for private study use”-version that one is not supposed to make publicly available. What is the LW-policy concerning links to such content?
Non-profit doesn’t change anything as far as I know (IANAL as they say).
I’m pretty sure that people who want to get a copy of the book can get it based on information they already have, and my recommendation would be to not expose yourself to legal risks.
I don’t know what the copyright status is—the edition at http://bayes.wustl.edu/ was removed at the request of the publisher, so it might not be good.