[........] From: Terry Bollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: IEEE Software "Informal" Call for Linux Papers Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:32:28 GMT Hi folks, For any of you who had any interest in my earlier formal Call for Papers on a special issue of Linux, here is some less formal info about it. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- First off: File format. If you've got a good paper on why Linux is hot, I personally don't much care if it's written on a napkin with a felt-tip marker. Simple text, html, xml, latex (bleh, sorry I am just not a latex fan), or whatever are pretty much fine as long as it is something we can convert or filter. I'd rather not get postscript or pdf only, though, as they can be a real pain to convert to free text. (EPS diagrams are fine, of course.) Archaic word processor formats can also be a problem, so if you have some old one that you really love, you might want be sure to dump the results to simple text before sending it. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Second: My goal in this issue is to get people who may have dissed Linux as "hacker junk" to wake up to what's really going on: Creation of open source products that violate every known premise of pin-stripe software development, yet are better, faster, more reliable, and more adaptable that traditionally developed ones. If you honestly believe that to be so... well, think on it and send us an article to argue your case. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Third item: If you are really interested but aren't quite sure where to start, email me or talk to me about it. Send me an idea. Give me a very rough outline. Ask if you think it would be interesting, or how you could make it more interesting. You may have a more important message than you realize, and I'll work within my available time with anyone who wants to give it a shot. However, please note that I can't guarantee acceptance of any papers, no matter how much I may have worked with authros, because a large part of the acceptance process will be determined by reviewers other than myself or Peter. But I can honestly claim to have a pretty good idea about what is needed to make such a paper acceptable, so I think I can help. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourth: Open software papers are definitely relevant, although some sort of tie into the particular case of Linux would be nice. At least in my poor opinion, the open software process is one of the most striking and potentially revolutionary things going on in all of this. It flatly violates all sorts of predictions that have been pontificated from on high over the years about how good software is developed. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5: No, you certainly don't have to be a member of IEEE or any other organization to send in a paper. Actually, I'd be a bit appalled if all we got were IEEE members writing to other IEEE members. The whole point of this exercise is to get folks in the Linux community to help wake up folks in more traditional software environments about what is going on in Linux in particular and open software in general. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Last item: I'm still looking for a few good reviewers who feel they can identify the good, the bad, and the ugly in Linux papers. You will have to convince me on this one if you want to be a reviewer, but if you feel you have the right background to evaluate Linux papers, let's talk. Again, I don't care a lick what your background is, just what you know and how well you can advise others on paper contents and structure. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Anywho, that pretty well wrapps up my "less formal" call for papers. I hope we hear from some of you folks out there. Apabistia, Terry Bollinger [.....] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.vlsm.org/linux-archive/ Linux CD: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
