DISCUSSION about the Magazine

[Hani Gamal]

Hello Locos,

I agree on everything @Shams mentioned except one thing about the name
"Ubuntu-Plus", I believe the magazine should have an localized Arabic name.

Best regards,

Hani Gamal
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Senior Analyst Programmer
E-Government Software Consultant
Email: hanigamal at gmail.com
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On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 20:31, Ahmed Khattab Shams <
ahmedkhattabshams at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 02/10/2010, Islam Wazery <al.wazery at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Ubuntunero's
> >
> > I have some ideas about the magazine and i want to discuss them here with
> > all of you, please first take a look at the Idea
> > Pool<
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EgyptTeam/IdeaPool/Ubuntu%20Egypt%20Magazine>
> > .
> >
> > 1- What is your suggestions about the following UNAPPROVED ideas and what
> do
> > you think we can approve for now.
> >
> >    - Give free Apparels or CD's as a Monthly Contest Gifts. (i think we
> can
> >    do that at a Small-scale)
> I agree at a small-scale, in fact we have no power to make it
> available for more then the small-scale.
>
> >    - Interview articles with developers in Ubuntu. (is there any one can
> >    handle this if it is useful)
> I Agree, and I can Handle this one but this needs some negotiation
> with the rest of the team members to Agree upon:
> 1. The Interviewee:
>  I suppose one of those; Daniel Holbach(packager), Martin Pitt(Global
> Programmer), David Planela(the most famous Translator)>for more inf
> about them you can use the:
> Search.ubuntuwire.com
> Search engine.
>
> 2.The Questions and idea that would be presented to the Interviewee, for
> now:
> Type of Interview, Vocal or Textual; and I prefer the textual.
> If textual; How Long (# of lines)?, estimate the average number of
> Questions?(how many Qs about him, how many about his job, how many
> opinion Qs, etc...).
> /I prefer Daniel Holbach, he's an Canonical-Employee, sweet guy, will
> known, and a professional packager, you can see him here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEl3w7SFK4
> and with a good pic for him like the following one, it would be nice:
>
> http://www.linux-community.de/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/internal/artikel/online-artikel/ubuntu-user/2010/03/von-bug-days-und-hug-days/img_2034/1021704-1-ger-DE/IMG_2034_medium.jpg
>
> >    - Interactive Contents like videos (because it will be an e-magazine).
> >    Note: this won't affect it's size because any content will be placed
> as a
> >    reference.
>
> Referring with a link can be done with one condition, if listed for
> copyrighting or extended Giant source like an encyclopedia of the
> subject or some. But for videos, my personal opinion, It'll be such a
> poor filling, because I'd have no patience to read an e-mag and
> whenever I meet a link, I click, watch, then get back to the e-mag
> content(Again, a personal opinion).
>
> >    - Write (some of) it in Egyptian Slang.(i think it isn't a good idea
> :D)
> NO WAY :-|, please keep in mind that this e-mag is going to be read by
> many people, and to use the STANDARD Language is all ways preferred
> and all ways Acceptable(Believe me, it's my job I'm somehow a
> linguist).
>
> >    - Translate articles from English magazines.
> Pick some Important& Special News and Headlines is very good, but a
> translation process of some content will result in a content that
> misses the "Glitter" of Our LoCo's flavor, and I'm afraid that it's
> expatriation can be easily noticed.
> >
> >
> > 2- What about making this magazine a general open source related
> magazine,
> > with the name of Ubuntu which isn't a problem and addressed to Arabs in
> > general.
> NICE Idea :), but still we are only an Ubuntu LoCo, not open source
> Activists on wide, we can deal with that some how but this needs a
> very long negotiation process to collect all ideas, as this is a very
> big step and even will be historical to this e-mag.
>
> > 3- What are your suggestions about the name is Ubuntu alone enough, as
> you
> > know, there were Ubuntu plus magazine and i heard about it's successor
> > Ubuntu Arabic but i am not sure with it.
> I, myself, love the 'Ubuntu Plus' because the word "Plus" gives some
> "Excitement" to the mag, which works side-by-side with new logos and
> graphics on the Front Page, more then the row"Ubuntu" Name.
>
> > 4- Please if you are interested in writing in the magazine send me a
> reply
> > about what you will going to write. But first tell me what kind of
> articles
> > you will write (see the contents bellow).
>
>  - Interviews ____If we negotiate the ideas as required above I think
> I can do it (God Willing).
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> Ahmed Shams
> https://launchpad.net/~ashams
>
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