Hey folks,
There is a new Python Magazine out there:
http://www.pythonmagazine.com/
Let's get a wxPython article in there!
NOTE: I have nothing to do with the production of the magazine, I'd just like to have it be a success so I can read it.
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Hi Chris,
There is a new Python Magazine out there:
http://www.pythonmagazine.com/
Let's get a wxPython article in there!
I was thinking exactly the same thing on Friday when I read the Python
magazine, as the PyGTK article didn't impress me much. To be fair, I
must admit that PyGTK itself does not impress me in any way, but I am
just rumbling.
Anyway, I would really like to contribute something like that, even if
I think someone more experienced than me should actually write the
article itself... the only thing I'm missing right now is: which
should be the article main subject?
Andrea.
"Imagination Is The Only Weapon In The War Against Reality."
http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/
On 10/6/07, Christopher Barker wrote:
Andrea Gavana wrote:
Anyway, I would really like to contribute something like that, even if
I think someone more experienced than me should actually write the
article itself... the only thing I'm missing right now is: which
should be the article main subject?
How about "Writing native Python widgets for wxPython"?
FWIW,
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Andrea Gavana wrote:
Hi Chris,
There is a new Python Magazine out there:
http://www.pythonmagazine.com/
Let's get a wxPython article in there!
I was thinking exactly the same thing on Friday when I read the Python
magazine, as the PyGTK article didn't impress me much. To be fair, I
must admit that PyGTK itself does not impress me in any way, but I am
just rumbling.
Anyway, I would really like to contribute something like that, even if
I think someone more experienced than me should actually write the
article itself... the only thing I'm missing right now is: which
should be the article main subject?
Anything would be great. I'm happy to act as technical editor if anybody wants to run ideas by me or have me review rough drafts.
On 10/6/07, Christopher Barker wrote:
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Hi Robin,
Andrea Gavana wrote:
Hi Chris,
There is a new Python Magazine out there:
http://www.pythonmagazine.com/
Let's get a wxPython article in there!
I was thinking exactly the same thing on Friday when I read the Python
magazine, as the PyGTK article didn't impress me much. To be fair, I
must admit that PyGTK itself does not impress me in any way, but I am
just rumbling.
Anyway, I would really like to contribute something like that, even if
I think someone more experienced than me should actually write the
article itself... the only thing I'm missing right now is: which
should be the article main subject?Anything would be great. I'm happy to act as technical editor if anybody wants to run ideas by me or have me review rough drafts.
Note that you (and Andrea) probably want to check if it's okay with them first. If you check their page on submitting articles, they've basically said articles must be written by people 'not connected to or sponsored by' the organization creating the product, though I don't know what their definition of 'connected to' is. (or if they only care if it's a commercial software; I think, though, their concern is 'bias' in the article.)
The other thing to consider is copyright assignment. Since they pay, I assume they retain the copyright, so the article couldn't then be reproduced anywhere else. (and we have no idea of if their magazine will get a big readership yet) Just something to keep in mind when deciding what to do here. Also, I wonder if sites like Freshmeat wouldn't be interested in such an article?
Best,
Kevin
On Oct 8, 2007, at 12:17 PM, Robin Dunn wrote:
On 10/6/07, Christopher Barker wrote:
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Hi Kevin,
Hi Robin,
> Andrea Gavana wrote:
>> Hi Chris,
>>> There is a new Python Magazine out there:
>>>
>>> http://www.pythonmagazine.com/
>>>
>>> Let's get a wxPython article in there!
>> I was thinking exactly the same thing on Friday when I read the
>> Python
>> magazine, as the PyGTK article didn't impress me much. To be fair, I
>> must admit that PyGTK itself does not impress me in any way, but I am
>> just rumbling.
>> Anyway, I would really like to contribute something like that,
>> even if
>> I think someone more experienced than me should actually write the
>> article itself... the only thing I'm missing right now is: which
>> should be the article main subject?
>
> Anything would be great. I'm happy to act as technical editor if
> anybody wants to run ideas by me or have me review rough drafts.Note that you (and Andrea) probably want to check if it's okay with
them first. If you check their page on submitting articles, they've
basically said articles must be written by people 'not connected to
or sponsored by' the organization creating the product, though I
don't know what their definition of 'connected to' is. (or if they
only care if it's a commercial software; I think, though, their
concern is 'bias' in the article.)
I think that's a good point: in my limited understanding of english I
thought it was related to commercial applications... ok, I can say I
am connected with wxPython, but for sure I am not sponsored 
:-D.
But we should check, you're perfectly right.
The other thing to consider is copyright assignment. Since they pay,
I assume they retain the copyright, so the article couldn't then be
reproduced anywhere else. (and we have no idea of if their magazine
will get a big readership yet) Just something to keep in mind when
deciding what to do here.
Uhm, I didn't think about it... Was the first issue of PythonMagazine
free while the rest will be pay-to-read (or whatever is called)? I
mean, they retain the copyright, but if the megazine is free to read
on the internet, which problems might arise if it is reproduced
somewhere else?
Andrea.
"Imagination Is The Only Weapon In The War Against Reality."
http://xoomer.alice.it/infinity77/
On 10/8/07, Kevin Ollivier wrote:
On Oct 8, 2007, at 12:17 PM, Robin Dunn wrote:
>> On 10/6/07, Christopher Barker wrote:
Hi Andrea,
[snip]
The other thing to consider is copyright assignment. Since they pay,
I assume they retain the copyright, so the article couldn't then be
reproduced anywhere else. (and we have no idea of if their magazine
will get a big readership yet) Just something to keep in mind when
deciding what to do here.Uhm, I didn't think about it... Was the first issue of PythonMagazine
free while the rest will be pay-to-read (or whatever is called)? I
mean, they retain the copyright, but if the megazine is free to read
on the internet, which problems might arise if it is reproduced
somewhere else?
Only the first issue was free. If you want future issues, you have to pay something like $60CAD per year, although they don't even say how many issues you get for that... (well, their site is down right now so I'm speaking from memory)
Anyway, they may make some of their content viewable online for free (as a promotional material), but that's up to them and if we want the wxPython article to be viewable for free we should make sure they're willing to do that first.
Regards,
Kevin
On Oct 8, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Andrea Gavana wrote:
Andrea.
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I have just written an article for Python Magazine (not wxPython
related). I also had concerns regarding copyrighting, and have cleared
this up with them. They don't buy the copyright from the author, and
so they can't "retain" it. They can add a clause to the contract in
which you agree not to publish elsewhere until a certain time after
their publication (e.g. 90 days), but the contract I recently signed
with them did not contain such a clause.
As far as I can tell, it would seem that writing for Python Magazine
would be all gain, since after a while it could also be published
freely on the net.
- Tal
On 10/8/07, Kevin Ollivier <kevino@theolliviers.com> wrote:
Hi Andrea,
On Oct 8, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Andrea Gavana wrote:
[snip]
>> The other thing to consider is copyright assignment. Since they pay,
>> I assume they retain the copyright, so the article couldn't then be
>> reproduced anywhere else. (and we have no idea of if their magazine
>> will get a big readership yet) Just something to keep in mind when
>> deciding what to do here.
>
> Uhm, I didn't think about it... Was the first issue of PythonMagazine
> free while the rest will be pay-to-read (or whatever is called)? I
> mean, they retain the copyright, but if the megazine is free to read
> on the internet, which problems might arise if it is reproduced
> somewhere else?Only the first issue was free. If you want future issues, you have to
pay something like $60CAD per year, although they don't even say how
many issues you get for that... (well, their site is down right now
so I'm speaking from memory)Anyway, they may make some of their content viewable online for free
(as a promotional material), but that's up to them and if we want the
wxPython article to be viewable for free we should make sure they're
willing to do that first.