Date: Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:59:03 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: cliff@cliffsworld.com (cliff ainsworth III) Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD E-Zine? Message-ID: <199807091759.KAA19022@usr04.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <199807091353.IAA02328@micro.internexus.net> from "cliff ainsworth III" at Jul 9, 98 09:51:55 am
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> >That sounds like a good idea. We could have alternating columns so > >the E-zine is published let's say monthly and then certain columns > >are printed every 2/3 months. These columns would rotate. This way > >the people maintaining them would have enough time to prepare them. > > I agree, even writing 8-10 paragraphs can be an excruciating experience and > actually takes time to prepare so it is an effective piece of writing. And > when you are busy, you want as much time as possible to prepare. I'm really, really surprised that no one has approached one or more colleges of journalism on this. I'm really, really surprised that no one has approached a technical writing instructor or English department head on manuals, tutorials, online documenetation, style sheets, "HOWTO"'s, etc.. There are a large number of projects available in FreeBSD that are begging for 3rd and 4th year humanities students looking for an idea for their independent project. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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