Wonderful idea z3bra!

(01-04-2016, 07:59 PM)z3bra Wrote: I prefer the touch of paper to cold screens. My main concern is that the magazines one can find at the local shop are either too boring, or too generic. So I asked myself, why not make our own magazine, that would feature "advanced" content about different topics, mostly unix related.

Indeed, the touch of something tangible would give a deeper feel to the community.
We've tried with the stickers but it didn't get the attention it deserved.

However like jmbi mentioned:

(02-04-2016, 03:57 AM)jmbi Wrote: I believe we could get things rolling with the following steps:

• Gather a list of people who want to contribute along with what they will contribute.
  
• Display said list on a static webpage somewhere asking for emails of those interested in receiving a publication for $X cost.
  
• If collected emails meet/exceed the cost, we can begin creating the content and reviewing/revising to perfection.
  
• Set up a small shopify store.
  
• Print a small batch, email blast the interested patrons.
  
• Receive orders and ship them out!
  
• Donate proceeds to nixers or other open source projects.
  

The issue with community project is that there's a hype in the beginning and then it fades because no one finds the motivation to contribute. Only a few dedicated users do.

This could be solved if we get monetary values of the project. Let's say we start a http://www.kickstarter.com campaign and see how it goes.

We need to put forward how this magazine will add values to other people's lives.
I would personally enjoy having multiple sections in such magazine:

• Ricing:
  Analysing how a certain desktop is built
  The "style" of the month (retro, flat, etc,.. got the idea?)
  Small tips
  
• Programs
  The treasure box, a section where people can talk about utilities no one had heard before or new nifty tools
  Helpers on setting up hard stuffs
  Nags (but don't overdo it)
  
• Operating systems
  A review of some OS or new features
  
• News
  A refresh on what happened on certain forums/boards/sub-reddits in a narrative manner (this could actually be fun to read)
  The technological news related to Unix with a lot of point of views
  Irc jokes and things happening
  
• A section with 2-3 images featured
  
• Questions/Answers
  Interviews
  N00bish questions
  Philosophical questions
  

This could work fine if we can attract interest.
We know this community regroups many talented individuals, it's just that for community projects there should always be a glue to keep people working towards progress.

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