
In the early 1990s there where a two free newspapers providing computing information for the Toronto audience: Toronto Computes and The Computer Paper. Since last September these two have been replaced by HUB Canada. Unfortunately, HUB seems to be more about consumer electronics and the latest Windows applications than for someone looking for for an ISP with good tech support or where to meet Linux-heads in Toronto. To this end I'd like to see who would be interested in a new computer paper for the Toronto area. This would be a free and have a pro-Linux/OpenSource stance with a focus on the Linux community here as well as providing stories of interest to Mac and, perhaps other computer systems. Currently I'm investigating using the news site The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/) to provide some syndicated content. I'd like to get some feedback about this venture, specifically: -Is this something that is needed? -What would you like to see / not see in a computer newspaper -Would you be interested in writing or helping out? I'd like to get as much feedback as possible, so if this interest you, please e-mail me at: yyztech-KdxWn004MjY at public.gmane.org or on the list, Thanks, Zoltan Hunt www.zee4.com -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml

Zoltan wrote:
In the early 1990s there where a two free newspapers providing computing information for the Toronto audience: Toronto Computes and The Computer Paper. Since last September these two have been replaced by HUB Canada. Unfortunately, HUB seems to be more about consumer electronics and the latest Windows applications than for someone looking for for an ISP with good tech support or where to meet Linux-heads in Toronto.
To this end I'd like to see who would be interested in a new computer paper for the Toronto area. This would be a free and have a pro-Linux/OpenSource stance with a focus on the Linux community here as well as providing stories of interest to Mac and, perhaps other computer systems. Currently I'm investigating using the news site The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/) to provide some syndicated content.
I'd like to get some feedback about this venture, specifically:
-Is this something that is needed?
Yes.
-What would you like to see / not see in a computer newspaper
I would like to see the option of payinfg for a subscription to have it mailed to me in Timmins.
-Would you be interested in writing or helping out?
Yes. I would gladly write (still a newbie though) or edit (no problem with that). /home/chris -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://tlug.ss.org TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://tlug.ss.org/subscribe.shtml
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