Re: A Debian column on OMG! Ubuntu!
Benjamin,
> Adnan,
> By writers I mean people who actually have full access to OMG! Ubuntu!,
> their own accounts and their own personality on the site. They could write
> what they liked, when they liked.
Well in that case I would like to apply to be one of the Debian writers :)
Besides my blog I actually have experience in writing for an IT
magazine if that counts.
> Posts wouldn't have to be exclusive, either. We allow articles written by
> somebody to be re-posted on their own personal blog which many people want
> to do (especially if they're syndicated).
Awesome.
> On the other hand, we probably wouldn't allow an OMG! Ubuntu! writer to
> publish their articles on a competing site, say, http://webupd8.org - so in
> that case, I guess we would ask for some exclusivity.
Perfectly understandable.
Adnan
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Benjamin Humphrey
<humphreybc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Adnan,
> By writers I mean people who actually have full access to OMG! Ubuntu!,
> their own accounts and their own personality on the site. They could write
> what they liked, when they liked.
> Posts wouldn't have to be exclusive, either. We allow articles written by
> somebody to be re-posted on their own personal blog which many people want
> to do (especially if they're syndicated).
> On the other hand, we probably wouldn't allow an OMG! Ubuntu! writer to
> publish their articles on a competing site, say, http://webupd8.org - so in
> that case, I guess we would ask for some exclusivity.
> Jonathan,
> Debmoo looks very cool! Well done.
> I'm interested to know how much you are attached to Debmoo. We don't wish to
> trample over sites like yours, but unfortunately the reality is that if we
> started pursuing Debian news I'm sure your site would take a hit.
> Perhaps it would be better to combine your experience with Debian and Debmoo
> and our reader base, to create a hub around OMG! Ubuntu!?
>
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:18 AM, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)
> <jonathan@ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everyone
>>
>> On 15/02/11 07:45 AM, Adnan Hodzic wrote:
>> > Because, to be honest, official Debian news team is pretty slow, and
>> > it takes time until it's "official". So by who do you mean when you
>> > say writers?
>> > Would these "writers" be writing these entries for omgubuntu or we
>> > would only be giving you out the news that we thing is relevant for
>> > you guys to release them?
>>
>> I've wanted for a long time to create a site like OMG! Ubuntu! before it
>> existed, and I think they've been doing a real good job of it. Actually,
>> before I wanted to do that I just wanted to make the Ubuntu Fridge more
>> like that- somewhere cool where you can find the latest news and
>> happenings in Ubuntu.
>>
>> I wanted to do the same for Debian too, and recently decided to bite the
>> bullet. I've started working on it and was planning on mentioning it
>> here towards the end of the month when it was in a better state, but
>> what the heck here goes:
>>
>> http://debmoo.com
>>
>> As I said, it's work in progress, there's ugly and incomplete parts and
>> there's not much in terms of stories yet.
>>
>> If I can do something with Debmoo to help you with articles, let me know
>> and I'll gladly do so.
>>
>> -Jonathan
>
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> Benjamin Humphrey
>
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