<div dir="ltr">Hello Locos,<div><br></div><div>I agree on everything @Shams mentioned except one thing about the name "Ubuntu-Plus", I believe the magazine should have an localized Arabic name.</div><div><br></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 20:31, Ahmed Khattab Shams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ahmedkhattabshams@gmail.com">ahmedkhattabshams@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On 02/10/2010, Islam Wazery <<a href="mailto:al.wazery@gmail.com">al.wazery@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi Ubuntunero's<br>
><br>
> I have some ideas about the magazine and i want to discuss them here with<br>
> all of you, please first take a look at the Idea<br>
</div>> Pool<<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EgyptTeam/IdeaPool/Ubuntu%20Egypt%20Magazine" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EgyptTeam/IdeaPool/Ubuntu%20Egypt%20Magazine</a>><br>
<div class="im">> .<br>
><br>
> 1- What is your suggestions about the following UNAPPROVED ideas and what do<br>
> you think we can approve for now.<br>
><br>
> - Give free Apparels or CD's as a Monthly Contest Gifts. (i think we can<br>
> do that at a Small-scale)<br>
</div>I agree at a small-scale, in fact we have no power to make it<br>
available for more then the small-scale.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> - Interview articles with developers in Ubuntu. (is there any one can<br>
> handle this if it is useful)<br>
</div>I Agree, and I can Handle this one but this needs some negotiation<br>
with the rest of the team members to Agree upon:<br>
1. The Interviewee:<br>
I suppose one of those; Daniel Holbach(packager), Martin Pitt(Global<br>
Programmer), David Planela(the most famous Translator)>for more inf<br>
about them you can use the:<br>
<a href="http://Search.ubuntuwire.com" target="_blank">Search.ubuntuwire.com</a><br>
Search engine.<br>
<br>
2.The Questions and idea that would be presented to the Interviewee, for now:<br>
Type of Interview, Vocal or Textual; and I prefer the textual.<br>
If textual; How Long (# of lines)?, estimate the average number of<br>
Questions?(how many Qs about him, how many about his job, how many<br>
opinion Qs, etc...).<br>
/I prefer Daniel Holbach, he's an Canonical-Employee, sweet guy, will<br>
known, and a professional packager, you can see him here:<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEl3w7SFK4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyEl3w7SFK4</a><br>
and with a good pic for him like the following one, it would be nice:<br>
<a href="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" target="_blank">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</a><br>
<br>
> - Interactive Contents like videos (because it will be an e-magazine).<br>
<div class="im">> Note: this won't affect it's size because any content will be placed as a<br>
> reference.<br>
<br>
</div>Referring with a link can be done with one condition, if listed for<br>
copyrighting or extended Giant source like an encyclopedia of the<br>
subject or some. But for videos, my personal opinion, It'll be such a<br>
poor filling, because I'd have no patience to read an e-mag and<br>
whenever I meet a link, I click, watch, then get back to the e-mag<br>
content(Again, a personal opinion).<br>
<br>
> - Write (some of) it in Egyptian Slang.(i think it isn't a good idea :D)<br>
NO WAY :-|, please keep in mind that this e-mag is going to be read by<br>
many people, and to use the STANDARD Language is all ways preferred<br>
and all ways Acceptable(Believe me, it's my job I'm somehow a<br>
linguist).<br>
<br>
> - Translate articles from English magazines.<br>
Pick some Important& Special News and Headlines is very good, but a<br>
translation process of some content will result in a content that<br>
misses the "Glitter" of Our LoCo's flavor, and I'm afraid that it's<br>
expatriation can be easily noticed.<br>
<div class="im">><br>
><br>
> 2- What about making this magazine a general open source related magazine,<br>
> with the name of Ubuntu which isn't a problem and addressed to Arabs in<br>
> general.<br>
</div>NICE Idea :), but still we are only an Ubuntu LoCo, not open source<br>
Activists on wide, we can deal with that some how but this needs a<br>
very long negotiation process to collect all ideas, as this is a very<br>
big step and even will be historical to this e-mag.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> 3- What are your suggestions about the name is Ubuntu alone enough, as you<br>
> know, there were Ubuntu plus magazine and i heard about it's successor<br>
> Ubuntu Arabic but i am not sure with it.<br>
</div>I, myself, love the 'Ubuntu Plus' because the word "Plus" gives some<br>
"Excitement" to the mag, which works side-by-side with new logos and<br>
graphics on the Front Page, more then the row"Ubuntu" Name.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> 4- Please if you are interested in writing in the magazine send me a reply<br>
> about what you will going to write. But first tell me what kind of articles<br>
> you will write (see the contents bellow).<br>
<br>
</div> - Interviews ____If we negotiate the ideas as required above I think<br>
I can do it (God Willing).<br>
<br>
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Thanks & Regards,<br>
Ahmed Shams<br>
<a href="https://launchpad.net/~ashams" target="_blank">https://launchpad.net/~ashams</a><br>
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