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On Tue, 17 Jan 2006, Michael A. Smith wrote: |
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> > interested in seeing Gentoo documentation in print! |
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> What about a periodical? I'd subscribe. |
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That's an interesting idea. |
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Are you thinking about a print newsletter or print magazine? |
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How often? Maybe quarterly? Or twice a year or more frequent? |
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A print newsletter four times a year seems like a great and do-able idea. |
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It could include: |
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- content direct from the website (reformatted for print) |
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- new how-to guides or articles (new Gentoo documentation) |
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- and news items in the Gentoo project and Gentoo community since the last |
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print edition |
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What do you think a periodical should include? |
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For a few years in the 1990's, I published several print newsletters |
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(covering high school basketball recruiting). I would enjoy publishing a |
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print newsletter covering open source software. |
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Although, it may be hard to find enough paying subscribers to pay for the |
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printing and distribution (postage, etc.) and manual labor (if not |
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volunteer). Maybe some members of the Gentoo community could offset some |
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of the costs with advertising. |
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Jeremy C. Reed |
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http://www.reedmedia.net/ |
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