On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:50 PM, Stephen John Smoogen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > There are a couple of reasons that come to mind. > > First there are the cost factors. There are many costs involved in making > printed copies available from everything from physical layout, printing, > and distribution. Fedora is not an entity which can accept payment or has a > budget that can print the magazine. Those costs are sort of 'unknowns' as > you need to have experience in the publishing world to know what they might > be locally (and then have to figure out how to deal with them globally). > Without an idea of the costs then it is hard to look for the budget from > Red Hat or other entities to make it happen. > > Second there are the time factors. The magazine is made from volunteers > who write articles and may have time to edit articles but putting together > a formal newsletter takes a lot of time that many do not have to give. > > Third experience. The ability to put together a published magazine and > newsletter takes a lot of skills that most of the writers do not have. > > While there has been some interest in making a published 'yearly' summary > magazine, it has not had anyone with the gumption to take it beyond an 'hey > wouldn't it be nice.' > > Ohk!
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