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[Kevin Godby <godbyk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Why should there be a comma there?

I would think that if you put a comma after 'We permit', you'd also need
a comma after 'encourage', making the phrase 'and even encourage'
parenthetical (which would be better set off with dashes).

Compare:

"We permit and even encourage you to distribute a copy of this book to
colleagues, friends, family, and anyone else who might be interested."

with:

"We permit—and even encourage—you to distribute a copy of this book to
colleagues, friends, family, and anyone else who might be interested."

I think the word 'and' indicates that it's not really parenthetical and
that 'permit and ... encourage' are parallel verbs in this sentence.

What do you think?

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Missing comma in page 3
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Bug description:
Perhaps a bit too picky, but ought to be a comma on page three, in the copyright, after "we permit". This may be due to localization issues.


"We permit, and even encourage you to distribute a copy of this book to colleagues, friends, family, and anyone else who might be interested."


Like that.