should we create an OS development magazine?

JackScott · Post by **JackScott** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:37 pm

I would like to start putting things together over the easter long weekend, so we can a trial issue out at the very start of April. So people should aim to get any articles for the first issue in by the end of easter sunday, GMT.

B.E · Post by **B.E** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:42 am

Yayyak wrote:I would like to start putting things together over the easter long weekend, so we can a trial issue out at the very start of April. So people should aim to get any articles for the first issue in by the end of easter sunday, GMT.

I'll aim to complete the website by end of next weekend (have another website to do this week).

nekros · Post by **nekros** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:08 pm

Is this still happening.

jerryleecooper · Post by **jerryleecooper** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:27 pm

I think yes. I send my (poor) article on fat12.

not as good as what I saw on brokenthorn and the wiki. But I think it has enough data to help implementing something.

Zacariaz · Post by **Zacariaz** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:51 pm

nekros wrote:Is this still happening.

take a look at http://www.system-call.org

B.E · Post by **B.E** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:54 pm

Yes, it is still happening. @jerryleecooper, it's a bit incomplete, but still good. We also decided that the 5th of May we will release the first issue. More articles would be welcome.

Zacariaz · Post by **Zacariaz** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:00 am

I would certainly like to write for the magazine, but the subject i would like to write about. well, i don't think that i have the knowledge nor the talent to find information, which i nesacery in order to write a good quality article.

JackScott · Post by **JackScott** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:00 am

If you do decide to write an article and need to bounce ideas around or get stuck with information, PM me and I'll try and help you.

Zacariaz · Post by **Zacariaz** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:14 am

Thanks I might just take advantage of that in the future (time is in short supply right now), but on that subject, would it be a good idea with a forum, either here or at system-call.org, for that purpose?

I'm not quite sure. Sure it could be a great help for the writers, but it would probably have to be a public forum as anyone can try out as a writer, thus anyone can read what is written at the forum and get a "sneak peek" at the contents of the magazine.

I'm not sure whether it would be a problem nor am I sure if this is at all a good idea, just wanted to throw the idea to you.

01000101 · Post by **01000101** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:00 am

if so, I could throw up and get a phpbb setup in like 2 seconds lol.
I think it would be benaficial.

but, mainly, we need articles.

JackScott · Post by **JackScott** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:12 am

At this point in time, a forum is probably a waste. Almost the entire writing populace so far is on this forum. Email and IM are much better forms of communication, and the time required to maintain a forum is going to subtract from the time spent actually doing anything. In the future however, I can see it becoming a necessity.

And yes, we do need articles.

jgraef · Post by **jgraef** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:33 am

Hi,

Is the magazine dead?

articles must be in by the end of Easter Sunday, GMT

This is a bit long ago now and the website is still empty, so I wonder whether the magazine is dead.

01000101 · Post by **01000101** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:07 am

probably, who knows.
I've been out of the loop for probably a month or more.

JackScott · Post by **JackScott** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:03 pm

Ha ha, it was an unrealistic deadline. Articles are being finished and proofread right now, and I have the next week off from work to put the thing together.

Jabus · Post by **Jabus** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:02 pm

Sorry for reviving this thread but is this still happening?