The tutorial stuff was a bit of an after thought. What could be done, however, is make a good Ubuntu Tutorial on the MLUG site and then refer to it from the article.
Also, what about some articles on DRM? Keith Vassallo wrote: > Agree on all. > > I recall having written articles on the wiki which pretty much covered > all of these, but I wonder where those are. > > I've found that tutorial style stuff doesn't really work well on a > newspaper, that's more the realm of magazines. > > I personally find Point 6 interesting, I'll see what I can come up with. > > Keith > > On 27 Aug 2008, at 11:43, Jean Azzopardi wrote: > >> Possible topics : >> >> 1. About the FSF and its philosophy. >> 2. Popular alternatives to proprietary software >> 3. An article about what constitutes a distribution, and what kinds of >> distros are out there? Ubuntu, Red Hat, Mandriva, specialist distros, >> promote the versatility of Linux. >> 4. An article about the economics of OSS versus proprietary software in >> the EU : http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070112-8606.html >> 5. A beginner guide to Linux? Describe how to get Ubuntu, burn it, and >> install it, perhaps with wubi/or the live cd install. Garnish with links >> from the Ubuntu wiki and serve. >> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation >> 6. An article targeting students, in light of the OpenDisc project. >> Target the IT students with programming tools, etc, and perhaps even the >> other sectors. >> 7. An article about the MLUG itself and its goals? Gets more ppl in the >> organisation, perhaps? >> 8. History of Linux? I recall Anton was working on some sort of article >> once. >> Keith Vassallo wrote: >>> >>> I’m definitely up for this. >>> >>> >>> >>> What topic do you think I should cover? >>> >>> >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Ramon Casha >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2008 05:36 >>> *To:* MLUG List >>> *Subject:* [LINUX.ORG.MT] Fwd: invitation to submit articles to i-Tech >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> >>> From: *i-Tech - The Times IT Supplement* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>> Date: 2008/8/26 >>> Subject: invitation to submit articles to i-Tech >>> To: Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Ramon, >>> >>> Hope this e-mail finds you well. >>> >>> I would like to ask you whether you would be interested in contributing >>> personally, or getting members from MLUG, to a series of articles on >>> Open >>> Source Software. These would keep interest alive following the >>> announcement by the Maltese government in recent weeks. i-Tech can >>> sererve >>> regular space for 500-600 word articles. There is no remuneration >>> but the >>> articles will credited to you/MLUG and will put OSS permanently in the >>> frame of mind of our readers, in itself excellent promotion. >>> >>> What do you think? >>> >>> -- >>> Best Regards, >>> Martin Debattista >>> Technology Journalist >>> i-Tech - The Times IT Supplement >>> http://www.timesofmalta.com/technology >>> mob: +356 9947 6976 >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1636 - Release Date: >>> 26/08/2008 19:09 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MLUG-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
