Buffalo Internet and Computer Magazine

[Clay Berlo]

Anyone interested in a Debian review?

--- Justin Bennett <justin.bennett at dynabrade.com>
wrote:
> Ok sounds, good ... 
> 
> On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 10:11, Robert Romito wrote:
> > It's a monthly publication.  And I haven't
> contacted them yet.  I don't 
> > know if they're even open to the idea.  Just
> wanted to see what people 
> > on the list thought of the idea.  So I wouldn't
> spend an entire weekend 
> > writing an article just yet.  I was thinking  we
> could talk about this 
> > at our May meeting and bounce around a few ideas
> before submitting 
> > anything.  Once we agree on an idea, I'll contact
> the editor and see 
> > what she thinks.
> > 
> > Since we've got a multi-distribution mix, perhaps
> we could have 
> > different people write different reviews / intros
> to their favorite 
> > distribution.  Then it would truely be a group
> excercise (I'm presuming 
> > that other members want to contribute).  Doesn't
> have to be elaborate or 
> > fancy.  Perhaps a paragraph on Mandrake,
> Slackware, and RedHat.  Throw 
> > in an intro and summary and you've got an article
> that didn't take too 
> > much of one person's time.  I know that many of us
> are very busy with 
> > other things, including myself.  Don't want to
> take on a project that 
> > would be too much work! ;-)
> > 
> > Any other ideas?
> > 
> > Robert Romito.
> > 
> > Justin Bennett wrote:
> > 
> > >Ok sounds like a plan, is this a weekly
> publication, I'll start this
> > >weekend, and I'll post what I come up with here,
> to be scrutinized by
> > >all of you... :)
> > > 
> > >
> > >On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 09:25, Ronald Maggio wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >>From: "Justin Bennett"
> <justin.bennett at dynabrade.com>
> > >>To: <nflug at nflug.org>
> > >>Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:14 AM
> > >>Subject: Re: Buffalo Internet and Computer
> Magazine
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>Ok I'm up for it, I'm thinking a "What is
> Linux" Article, maybe explaining
> > >>>what linux is, as well as opensource and it's
> advantages. Then throw a
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>NFLUG
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>plug at the bottom. I'm willing to work on it.
> As long as I get some
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>support
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>on the Proof reading side. You can probably
> tell from some of my emails,
> > >>>english isn't my strong suite... :)
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> >
>
>><------------------------------snip------------------------------------->
> > >>Well thats how one polishes ones writing skills.
> I say fo for it and we'll
> > >>help you along the way.
> > >>May I suggest this web site for pointers on
> writing:
> > >>http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
> > >>Strunk, William, Jr. 1918. The Elements of
> Style. This should help you, I
> > >>know it helped me.
> > >>So good luck!
> > >>
> > >>Ron
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>Justin
> > >>>
> > >>>On Thursday 09 May 2002 05:12 pm, you wrote:
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>>>Sure.  A pro-linux article or an NFLUG intro
> or an intro to Mandrake (or
> > >>>>Slackware ;-) ) or any other idea that someone
> has.  It might be fun,
> > >>>>and a good learning experience, to have NFLUG
> take on a small project.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Justin Bennett wrote:
> > >>>>        
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>What do you have in mind? Like a pro-linux
> article, or just saying who
> > >>>>>we are? (I use we loosely since I've been on
> the mailing list for a
> > >>>>>whopping 4 days now) :)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 15:33, Robert Romito
> wrote:
> > >>>>>          
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>If you stop by CompUSA, you can pickup the
> May edition of Buffalo
> > >>>>>>Internet and Computer Magazine
> (http://www.buffalointernet.com).  It
> > >>>>>>even mentions NFLUG (published our meeting
> time and place - May 19th,
> > >>>>>>1:00pm at Computer SOS)!
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>BICM didn't mention Linux much.  What does
> the group think about
> > >>>>>>submitting an article on Linux to BICM? 
> Might be a fun project...
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>Robert Romito.
> > >>>>>>            
> > >>>>>>
> > >>--
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> > >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> Justin Bennett
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