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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Is it legal to download K&R from this site ?
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:35:53 -0800
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MehdiAmini <atorrses@gmail.com> writes:
> Can I download the book from the provided link ?
>
>
> http://[DELETED]/the_c_programming_language_second_edition.pdf

That's actually a link to a site that appears to offer some kind of
subscription with a free trial.  I seriously doubt that it's possible to
get a legal free copy of an ebook of K&R2; it's still under copyright.

I see some very cheap used paper copies on Amazon.

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