From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Mar 20 08:05:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id IAA21035 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 20 Mar 1997 08:05:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.konnections.com (mail.konnections.com [192.41.71.11]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA21030; Thu, 20 Mar 1997 08:05:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from castle (root@ip190.konnections.com [192.41.71.190]) by mail.konnections.com (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id JAA26669; Thu, 20 Mar 1997 09:04:46 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <3332B065.A859E43@konnections.com> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:59:33 -0700 From: mike allison Organization: Publisher -- Burning Eagle Book Company X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; Linux 2.0.0 i486) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD-chat@FreeBSD.org CC: FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Free Systems Journal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hey All: Burning Eagle Book Company would like to announce our forthcoming publication: "The Free Systems Journal" We will feature coverage of all (well almost) Free/Open unix(like) systems and FreeDOS. This includes FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux, Minix, ELKS, UZI(possibly) and whatever else we can find interest in. We will be a raw publication focusing on content, not style or looks. I plan on limiting it to black and white, forever. Coverage will include: X Window Installation adn configuration Troubleshooting Real world applications Letters Readers' Opinions Hardware issues like: Minimal systems Top end systems Hardware testing & review Laptops Software issues like: Distributions FreeWare CommercialWare Humor How to live without Microsoft User Artwork (B&W) Hacking/Programming System specific issues.... ? Our motiviation centers around Linux Journal's desire to stay strictly Linux focused. This is not a bad decision on their part, but it leaves a void for the other systems. We need contributors to offer articles, tips, opinion, artwork, in the following areas: #1. Real world applications. Descriptions, problems, solutions and the TRUTH about what these systems CAN and CAN'T do in the real world. (1000 to 4000 words) #2. Software reviews. What applications work, and what don't, especially which ones are very strong or very weak. (500 to 2000 words) [Bigger apps and CommercialWare apps may run longer where necessary] #3. Configuration Details. Especially for useful supporting apps that may be harder to do like Sendmail, fax, any big packages. (500 to 3000 words). #4. Hardware configuration issues. Especially for the lesser used systems, i.e. minix, ELKS, Hurd, NetBSD on parted architectures (like NeXT [sorry, that was just what I'm waiting to see]) (1500 to 4000 words) #5. Humor...? 1 to 4000 words....pictures? #6. Tips, usually less than 500 words. #7. Experimental stuff....? 1 to ? words, I'm willing to go serial on these if they're REALLY GOOD. #8. Newbie stuff, if you're just getting started but you have something GOOD to say. #9. Book reviews -- Starting with non-linux systems, then Linux, then Unix in general, then anything else. #10. Anything else well written. I'm very serious about new writers and unique stuff. I'm not a traditional guy, nor are most of you, that's why we're here. I just want to see good stuff. We will pay for most contributions, although not for the smaller stuff. You will get the satisfaction of being published and the exposure. You won't get rich, and I'm starting to think that we won't either. But I want to break even and get word out on the street. ALSO: If you're a company and you'd like advertising space, we have up to 10 pages of advertising available from full page to 1/16th page. We have a set rate, but I'm willing to exchange goods and services as partial payment, especially for small/struggling companies. I'm willing to do about anything to help out. Big firms are stuck with the rates, but I will still negotiate hardware/software as partial payment. Send your inquiries to: mallison@konnections.com or Burning Eagle Books 1175 East Canyon Rd #17 Ogden, UTAH 84404-5972 ATTN: FSJ/Advert REVIEWS: You may submit hardware, software and books for testing and review to: Burning Eagle Books 1175 East Canyon Rd #17 Ogden, UTAH 84404-5972 ATTN: FSJ/Reviews Any questions or input are welcome. Write directly to me at: Mike Allison mallison@konnections.com Thanks, -Mike