[Actionchix] ChixBits regular columns - Voting Results

[Tricia Bowen]

I'd like to take a stab at "New linux-based/open source gadgets".
--Tricia

On Jan 4, 2008 3:17 PM, Selbak, Rolla N <rolla.n.selbak at intel.com> wrote:

> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: actionchix-bounces at linuxchix.org
> >[mailto:actionchix-bounces at linuxchix.org] On Behalf Of Beth Skwarecki
> >Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:09 PM
> >To: actionchix at linuxchix.org
> >Subject: Re: [Actionchix] ChixBits regular columns - Voting Results
> >
> >On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 01:25:44PM -0800, Selbak, Rolla N wrote:
> >> An additional 2 columns will be added (to make a total of 7)
> >if Beth &
> >> Michelle are still willing to volunteer for their columns:
> >> 6. "Toot your horn" - [volunteer: Beth]
> >> 7. "I wish I had this feature" - [volunteer: Michelle]
> >
> >That would make two columns for me. If anybody was hoping to
> >write that one
> >(or wants to share) that would be great - otherwise, sure, I'll do them
> >both.
> >
> >> Beth had the great suggestion of having some of the columns not
> >> necessarily written by one person.  I'll call them 'floating
> >columns',
> >> where different Chix can contribute every edition of the column (so X
> >> writes the column this month, Y writes the column next month, etc.)
> >
> >Do we know which ones will be floating? The fiction column,
> >anything else?
>
> I think logically, we can make the following floating columns:
>
> -"What if?"  (Short Fiction that explores the themes and spirit of
> linuxchix, any genre: SF, historical fiction, memoirs, etc.)
>
> -"New linux-based/open source gadgets to watch out for"
>
> -"Fix it yourself - short how to on Linux utilities"
>
> This means that different Chix write for these 3 regular columns.
>
> However, I guess it really just depends on who volunteers to
> write-regularly/contribute-sometimes for each article.
>
> I'll send out a volunteer thread on who wants to join the Writers Team
> as a regular columnist, or as a 'freelancer', then we can take it from
> there.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> rs
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--Tricia