On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Naveen Dhanuka neevaan@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
I registered the domain FOSS Guru some time back with the help from a friend in US. I finally want to announce that I am making it a magazine now. There have been many many a magazines in and out in the market and trust me all of them have sustained only because of the free dvd they come out with it.
How is FOSS Guru different? I promise if you buy one copy of the magazine, you will archive it for ever.
Wow, Great news, Some suggestions : * use CC-By-SA license and reuse existing articles * Use a *subheading* too because FOSS is not a common word, a totally new persons will not buy this scary mag. Use something like FOSS guru -- Now become a computer guru or FOSS guru -- computer guru made easy
* You can get good article by rewarding authors by money * make website and add every article there too so that comment, linking , tweeting can happen * Yup make facebook, twitter account to * One of the important point you need to think that - most of the developer or coder read online articles , even though they have pirated e-books. online availability of such magazine and articles is huge. So be careful on decision that what value you are embedding in 100 page monthly magazine. Probably you can sit at some shop and take a personal interview to those who purchase Linux for you. Or give some money to shopkeeper to collect phone number of LFY buyers. * Add section on News about FOSS which cover news about LUGs and FOSS activities and workshops * Add section on "Applications of the month" on which you can take one-two application at time and give a details tutorial. * timing publish getting started on FOSS.
best wishes,, Do let me know if i can help !!