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Date:      Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:54:25 -0400
From:      Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To:        Chris Coleman <chrisc@vmunix.com>
Cc:        Ignacio Cristerna <ignacioc@avantel.net>, freebsd newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: BSD Magazine
Message-ID:  <20000913105425.B70024@blackhelicopters.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009131036440.758-100000@vnode.vmunix.com>; from chrisc@vmunix.com on Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 10:45:21AM -0400
References:  <20000913102805.A69843@blackhelicopters.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009131036440.758-100000@vnode.vmunix.com>

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On Wed, Sep 13, 2000 at 10:45:21AM -0400, Chris Coleman wrote:
> We did approach someone last year, but they said the market wasn't ready
> yet.  I don't know if it will be now or not.

I doubt it is, sadly.

The "real world" (i.e., everything not on the Web) doesn't see much in
print about BSD.  This needs to change before we see a BSD mag.

Remember, publishing houses half dismiss the Web, and half quake in
their boots over it.  While DN publishes some very high-quality
pieces, it (from real-world POV) doesn't count nearly as much as the
same number of articles in print would.

Moral of the story: do things the hard way, submit BSD articles to
print magazines.  They're not nearly as nice to work with as the web
ones, but that's what we *need*.

Also, if anyone does start a print magazine, I want a column.  :)

==ml

-- 
Michael Lucas
mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org
http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
Big Scary Daemons: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/q/Big_Scary_Daemons


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