Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:47:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: opsys@mail.webspan.net (Open Systems Networking) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, dshanes@personalogic.com, brett@lariat.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fw: Your Article "Freeware: The Heart & Soul of the Internet" Message-ID: <199804101747.KAA15159@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980409225048.7629B-100000@orion.webspan.net> from Open Systems Networking at "Apr 9, 98 11:19:58 pm"
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We need a starting point. A number of years ago I saw the first issue of the Linux magazine. Then heard no more about it. I was pleased that at last the Free Unix world has a real (paper) rag in circulation; and the following year when I began running FreeBSD I thought that it would be nice if this Linux pub could be merged in with the FBSD world. <<BZZZZT>> Well, I've heard the buzzer there. But it still leaves open the issue of having a pay-for or free FBSD publication. Quarterly at first; then perhaps bi-monthly. I've seen one of the ``Announcement'' circulars from WC//FBSD. Could this serve as our house organ? Say 4 to 8 pages for the first few issues. And expanding. I was a writer several lifetimes ago, and altho tech writing is nearly beyond me (it ain't easy, folks), I'd be willing to invest time in a *BSD magazine. There are hundreds or thousands among the BSD users more skilled than I, so should be no lack of articles. We could also have an online magazine; either ASCII-only or HTML distributed by email. Publicizing the Berkeley Software Distribution will require sweat; and imagination. It shouldn't take that much capital. gary > -- Gary D. Kline kline@tao.thought.org Public service uNix To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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