Arch User Mag - Calling all contributers!

Ghost1227 · 2009-02-26 17:07:06

I've been working on a little project for a few days and the few people who have seen it have liked where it was going, so now it's time to get opinions and assistance from the community. Stop by our temporary website here and tell us what you think.

If you are willing to contribute to the project in some way send me an email at ghost1227@archlinux.us telling me what you want to do or what ideas you have. I'd like to see this project come together sometime during the next month for official release in April.

u_no_hu · 2009-02-26 17:44:59

Nice work.
May be we can have a system where every month start we will have a "Request for articles" .Community members can submit articles/views on archlinux/their thought for improvement etc during the first two weeks of the month and by the month end the magazine can be released. The key would be active participation of the community.

kjon · 2009-02-26 17:54:15

ghost1227, I don't know if it might be useful for you but I can take some pictures and write a small testimonial about archlinux usage on a small computer laboratory which I manage, on my university...

I really like the idea about creating the AUM!

Ghost1227 · 2009-02-26 18:46:25

u_no_hu wrote:

Nice work.

Thanks!

u_no_hu wrote:

May be we can have a system where every month start we will have a "Request for articles". Community members can submit articles/views on archlinux/their thought for improvement etc during the first two weeks of the month and by the month end the magazine can be released. The key would be active participation of the community.

There's a forums set aside just for that purpose here

kjon wrote:

ghost1227, I don't know if it might be useful for you but I can take some pictures and write a small testimonial about archlinux usage on a small computer laboratory which I manage, on my university... big_smile

Sure! I'd love to see an article about how someone is using Arch at school/work/outside of home in general.

kjon wrote:

I really like the idea about creating the AUM!

Thanks!

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ninian · 2009-02-26 20:23:43

@Ghost1227:

Good work so far, and I can certainly see how it could effectively complement the Arch Newsletter. Your introduction in the "Editor's Desk" section explains this well.

I hope you get a decent community repsonse to your initiative - it has the potential to provide much "added value" to Arch. (I'm also thinking how the likes of the MepisLovers forums added a great injection of community life to the Mepis distro, when the official forums were stagnant.)

Square · 2009-02-26 20:34:26

I'm loving the magazine idea, and I've also got an idea for a contribution.

A section, or article, for the best screenshot(s) of the month. This would include detailed information on the setup (configurations, running apps, etc...), as well as [a thumbnail with a link to] the screenshot.

Of course, I would be open to contributing this article myself, seeing as how it would involve some effort in collecting information from the original poster.

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anrxc · 2009-02-26 20:35:50

We have a regional GNU/Linux magazine called GNUzilla and although it's not in english I belive you could learn a lot from it, how they do their layouts or artwork (all with free software) and find interesting topics you could cover too: http://gnuzilla.fsnserbia.org

haxit · 2009-02-26 21:11:26

Sweet, I sent you an email.

JawsThemeSwimming428 · 2009-02-27 01:32:45

Nice work. I think this will be of interest to new users as well.

CheesyBeef · 2009-02-27 02:34:56

This is very awesome! I read the "first" issue of Arch User and loved it I enjoyed your explanation and comparison of all of the WM/DE's as well as the advertisement of an Arch USB key at the end - that is so awesome to have an ad pertaining to arch linux and supporting people who make products around it.

Ghost1227 · 2009-02-27 03:29:08

ninian wrote:

Good work so far, and I can certainly see how it could effectively complement the Arch Newsletter. Your introduction in the "Editor's Desk" section explains this well.

Thank you, I hope it does.

Square wrote:

I'm loving the magazine idea, and I've also got an idea for a contribution.
A section, or article, for the best screenshot(s) of the month. This would include detailed information on the setup (configurations, running apps, etc...), as well as [a thumbnail with a link to] the screenshot.
Of course, I would be open to contributing this article myself, seeing as how it would involve some effort in collecting information from the original poster. smile

Email sent

anrxc wrote:

We have a regional GNU/Linux magazine called GNUzilla and although it's not in english I belive you could learn a lot from it, how they do their layouts or artwork (all with free software) and find interesting topics you could cover too: http://gnuzilla.fsnserbia.org

Thanks! I'll check it out.

haxit wrote:

Sweet, I sent you an email.

I'll reply in kind shortly.

JawsThemeSwimming428 wrote:

Nice work. I think this will be of interest to new users as well.

CheesyBeef wrote:

This is very awesome! I read the "first" issue of Arch User and loved it smile I enjoyed your explanation and comparison of all of the WM/DE's as well as the advertisement of an Arch USB key at the end - that is so awesome to have an ad pertaining to arch linux and supporting people who make products around it.

Thank you both, I certainly hope it is of interest to all Arch users, new and old alike.

If anyone else has questions/comments/praise/criticism/whatever please feel free to send to my aformentioned email address, or post comments here in the forums.

kgas · 2009-02-27 07:20:52

A very nice idea. I will add this to my collections. Thanks.

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Ghost1227 · 2009-02-28 16:10:55

OK... so first the good news. I have a few people who are willing to contribute.

Now the bad news... I need a few more. I have a new baby in the house, plus my responsibilities as a TU and with the newsletter, plus my job... I don't have the time to write every article by myself. So... if we want to see this actually happen (and I really do)... I need two or three more volunteers.

u_no_hu · 2009-02-28 17:06:11

Count me in.... But i dont write great articles .... If you need any other help(with editing, layout , proofreading etc) just drop me a mail.

crouse · 2009-02-28 17:18:32

Looks great. I sent you an email.

Ghost1227 · 2009-02-28 17:22:57

u_no_hu wrote:

Count me in.... But i dont write great articles .... If you need any other help(with editing, layout , proofreading etc) just drop me a mail.

I'll let you know what we need.

crouse wrote:

Looks great. I sent you an email.

And I replied.

Daenyth · 2009-03-06 02:10:57

Bookmarking this stuff... I'll let you know if I come up with anything

Ghost1227 · 2009-03-14 09:00:24

Quick update... Issue 1 of AUM is coming along nicely. I'd still like to see more contributors on at least a part time basis, but it won't kill me not to get any. The AUM also now has a new home at http://archuser.org

Dieter@be · 2009-03-14 10:54:50

Ghost1227 wrote:

Quick update... Issue 1 of AUM is coming along nicely. I'd still like to see more contributors on at least a part time basis, but it won't kill me not to get any. The AUM also now has a new home at http://archuser.org

nslookup archuser.org -> not found
dig @resolver1.opendns.com www.archuser.org -> finds 67.215.65.132
So I add 67.215.65.132 to /etc/hosts
curl -I archuser.org -> times out

*sigh*

Ghost1227 · 2009-03-14 14:45:25

crap... http://archuser.com

crouse · 2009-03-15 00:24:38

Ghost1227 wrote:

http://archuser.com

Nice

LeoSolaris · 2009-04-15 16:45:02

I loved the mag! I shot you off an email.

Crap... today must be one of those weird writing idea days. I just had another thought for an article.

How about one of aesthetics? A sort of general desktop beautification tips. More along the lines of style rather than the tweaks themselves.... Hmm... This might almost be a public service. All those solidly black on black with black trim screenshots... ~wonders of muttering about the merits of colors~

timetrap · 2009-05-04 22:04:53

Here's my contribution: http://lifehacker.com/5238996/magcloud- … n-magazine

On demand magazine publishing.

Ghost1227 · 2009-05-04 22:32:24

timetrap wrote:

Here's my contribution: http://lifehacker.com/5238996/magcloud- … n-magazine
On demand magazine publishing.

Sweet! Bookmarked and under review...

Ghost1227 · 2009-05-16 00:18:11

The response to the first two issues of Arch User has been outstanding! I couldn't have asked for more! Only one problem... The small group of contributors we currently have can only come up with so much so fast. Hence, I must once again turn to the community as a whole. If you have something to share, please step forward! Either post here or send me an email at ghost1227@archuser.com!

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