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> Terry Dawson wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
> TD> I'd be interested to know if the ARRL would be interested in
> TD> publishing something of this nature?
>
> It seems a good project for the ARRL. One option might be to serialize it
in
> QST over a period of time, perhaps as an irregular recurring feature to
take
> updates into account, and then publish a periodic compilation either in
the
> Handbook or otherwise.
I can pretty much guarantee that quantity of page space just isn't available
in QST. Nor is QST a particularly good medium for material that is intended
for a worldwide audience.
> A lot of this would depend upon the length. At the
> risk of suggesting myself into a project, it might be worth considering a
> Linux-specific feature in the ARRL Handbook in connection with the
"computers
> in ham radio" coverage, of which the present Ham HOWTO would be a logical
part.
Maybe. You would need to discuss it with the Handbook editor. Note that the
2000 Handbook is being worked on now -- it's content has already been
determined. Any significant additions to the Handbook would not appear until
the 2001 book, in October 2000.
We also issue an annual QST/QEX/NCJ CD-ROM. We could conceivably include
some annual Linux content on that if there is room.
But I still think a separate book is the better, more flexible option.
> Another option might be to approach some of the equipment manufacturers,
such
> as Kantronics or PacComm, who have shown an interest in publishing
specialized
> books of this kind in the past. The downside is that quantity printing
demands
> tend to preclude updating the book with sufficient frequency, as has been
the
> unfortunate fate of similar works such as Ian Wade's "NOSintro" book.
If a rough frequency of revision can be determined up-front, the costs can
be built in. It's not that expensive to make revisions per se. What's
expensive is throwing away inventory because you bought too much. Buying a
small quantity of each press run keeps that from happening but raises the
needed cover price. Take your choice.
Jon
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