[Wftl-lug] No more TUX Magazine

[Kevin]

greg.s.larramore at rrd.com wrote:
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> I think this idea is great, and I would like to contribute to such an 
> effort.
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> I can offer draft reviews and some writing (once I know what I'm 
> writing about). Additionally, I may be able to assist with page 
> layout, perhaps by utilizing Scribus.
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> I'll stay posted to see what other response there is to this suggestion.
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> Thanks.
>
> Greg
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> 	*"Charles McColm" <twccomprec at gmail.com>*
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> 01/03/2007 01:12 PM
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> So what is it that people want to know about the Linux Desktop? It's a
> very broad topic considering how many window managers, file managers,
> and useful open source applications there are out there. Is talking
> about the eye candy features of the Enlightenment window manager
> appealing?
>
> I'd like to do a Linux Desktop magazine that is free much the same way
> professional programmers share their code in free software. To be
> successful I think it needs to be a community effort with a small
> group of people (project) coordinating on the release of the magazine.
> Back in 1998 I started a print newsletter called FreeBSD Newbie. I
> made many mistakes, including just writing what I knew instead of
> asking what people wanted to know about, and trying to do everything
> myself (the biggest mistake). I circulated the newsletter free to 20
> businesses around the world. By the third issue I was out of steam,
> but I did have an offer of full sponsorship from a large UNIX hardware
> vendor. It was a quick lesson that I couldn't do everything myself. To
> do a community newsletter you really need the input of the community.
>
> In that spirit is anyone interested in organizing a few issues of a
> Linux Desktop magazine? I was thinking of:
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> * artists (humour)
> * writers
> * web development specialists
> * editors
> * people new to Linux to review drafts
>
> I've registered the domain name http://www.tuxzine.com/ as a first step.
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Same here, but I am having enough problems coming up with content for my 
site lol.
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