[CPN] Can we implement the PhyloCode immediately?

[Kevin Padian]

I suspect that UC Press would not be interested in publishing the code by
itself unless it were going to be a big seller.  If it's already online,
this seems doubtful.  -- kp


>
>> When you talk of implementing  the code, do you also mean publishing
>  > it in hard copy? If so, the CPN can't set a definite date because
>  > this will be in the hands of the University of California Press,
>  > which has the contract to publish it. The most the CPN could do is
>  > set a target date for submission of the final product to UC Press.
>  > On the other hand, if the CPN and ISPN vote to implement it before it
>  > is published in hard copy, we need to make sure that the UC Press is
>  > still interested in publishing the code and the companion volume.
>
> These are important concerns that I didn't think about. If we adopt
> online publication, hardcopy publication of the Code won't need to
> happen at or before the starting date (though it couldn't exactly hurt
> either). Given my lack of experience with book publiI shing, I can only
> defer to Kevin P and Michel.
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