Source code can also be distributed in text-based form like a PDF or scanable book which is what MIT did for Phil Zimmermann and later what 70 international volunteers did for the PGPi Scanning Project in 1997.

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The Espresso Book Machine will turn a PDF file into a 300-page book in four minutes flat, at a cost of one penny per page including a full-color cover.

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