On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Steve Thomas wrote:
Moore's Law actually has nothing to do with ebooks: "Moore's law is an empirical observation stating, in effect, that at our rate of technological development and advances in the semiconductor industry, the complexity of integrated circuits doubles every 18 months." (From Wikipedia.)
Michael Hart likes to compare PG growth with Moore's Law, but nobody should place too much importance on this. The important thing is that PG continues to grow, and that it continues to develop.
When doing public relations, it is important to use references the general public is already familiar with. Moore's Law will be recognized by millions as the most popular growth curve and it is something Project Gutenberg has used all along. We also thus get continued recognition from those who know us. Whether Moore's Law is technically correct, etc., is not every person's cup of tea, it's a useful reference that people know. mh