[Actionchix] Magazine Step 1: Set up wiki - volunteers?

[Selbak, Rolla N]

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>From: actionchix-bounces at linuxchix.org 
>[mailto:actionchix-bounces at linuxchix.org] On Behalf Of Clytie Siddall
>Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:33 PM
>To: actionchix at linuxchix.org
>Subject: Re: [Actionchix] Magazine Step 1: Set up wiki - volunteers?
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>Sorry if I'm catching up with this late.
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>I'd like to help with the magazine when I can. I write good docs and  
>explain myself very well: I can take something to pieces and make it  
>clear to a new user, for example. I love introducing people to new  
>ideas and skills. (I'm a teacher by vocation.)
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>I don't know if we've got as far as content, but I've noticed some  
>suggestions in other posts. We're need to provide for both  
>experienced users and new or less experienced users. I suggest we run  
>both those levels, providing at least an article and a Q&A section  
>for both.
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>One edition of the magazine could include, for example:
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>Article: AJAX programming tips and tricks
>Artlcle: What's scary about the command line? Step-by-step intro.
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>Q&A: Under the Hood
>  • CMS or Wiki?
>  • Script kiddie repellants (spray or rollon)
>  • How secure is Apache?
>  • Advantages and disadvantages of "quick and dirty" scripting
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>Q&A: It's Your Computer
>  • What's a "distro" (and why do they have such weird names)?
>  • How can I get rid of a program that won't quit? (The Zombie  
>Lives!)
>  • What's a "soft reboot" and "hard reboot"?
>  • Where do I find logs and debug information?


I really like the idea of catering to both levels of users (experienced & less-experienced/new), and I really like your examples!  Very well done...

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>We could also have regular columns on:
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>The newest, shiniest gadget
>Chix conference report
>Choosing hardware (series)
>Troubleshooting
>Workplace issues
>Toot your Horn
>Books and Resources (multilingual)
>Women in Computing Profile
>Chix chapter news
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>plus
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>Chix adverts
>Cons and Meetings
>Grants and support
>
>Just a few ideas. ;)


Your ideas are really great!  I suggest having a vote on the titles of what the "regular columns" will be...I was thinking of starting a voting thread on this a little later, I think this would be a great place to submit these ideas!

Also just out of curiosity, would you be able to translate to Vietnamese?  I was thinking we could also have a translation team that would translate any number of articles to different non-English languagues...just a thought...

Again, very great ideas, thanks for sharing!

rs


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>from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nhóm  
>Việt hóa phần mềm tự do)
>http://groups-beta.google.com/group/vi-VN
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