[Journal] Regrouping for 2008 - quick questions

[Sunburned Surveyor]

Tyler wrote: "Will you continue/discontinue to work on the journal this year?"

I'd like to contribute a couple of more articles on spatial
relationships, but this time with some source code. I think the
representation of the Java community at OSGeo is a little week, so it
would be nice to see some Java code in the
Journal. :]

I'll continue to serve as programming editor, but it be really great
if we could find a more experienced programmer to do so. :]

Tyler wrote: "Would you like your role to change in some way?  How/where/why
would you like to help?"

Please see my comment about about finding a more experienced programming editor.

Tyler wrote: "How can we get more content through our process faster? E.g.
improve getting from drafts-->to final easier?"

Could we set up some time of calendar, like a Google calendar, that
has dates for the deadlines for each issue of the jounral? Just a
thought...

Tyler wrote: "What were your top annoying things about the production process in
2007?"

Learning LaTex... (It really wasn't that bad.)

Tyler wrote: "What was the highlight of 2007 Journal volumes for you?"

Just the fact that we got a journal produced felt like a major
accomplishment, and something to be proud of. I can't think of another
professional publication that I would rather contribute to as an
author.

* What's the biggest challenge for the Journal in the future?

[1] Attracting new authors.
[2] Translating into various languages.

* Was 3 volumes in one year too many?  just right? too few?

It felt just right to me, but I only worked on the first two (2) issues.

I would like to see us get on the same page with the Education
committee. They've been talking about using Docbook for the written
educational material. I really don't want to see authors using LaTex
for the Jounral but Docbook for the education committee. I think we
could come up with a common system that works for both.

I also think it would be cool to have an Authors page with a short bio
for authors and a link to there articles in the Journal.

Landon

On Jan 21, 2008 4:16 PM, Dr. Markus Lupp <lupp at lat-lon.de> wrote:
> Hi Tyler,
>
> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) schrieb:
> > Happy new year,
> > As some of you may have noticed I finally put up a deadline for the
> > next volume.
> > This is going to be an incredible issue if we can get it all
> > together.  But first I'd like to invite you all to take a few moments
> > to share your feedback from our first full year of the OSGeo Journal.
> >
> > Please share with me via the list:
> > * Will you continue/discontinue to work on the journal this year?  Or
> > if you are new, are ready to start contributing now?
> I will continue to work on the journal and I hope to find more time this
> year to fill my positon.
> > * Would you like your role to change in some way?  How/where/why would
> > you like to help?
> I am happy with my role.
> > * How can we get more content through our process faster? E.g. improve
> > getting from drafts-->to final easier?
> Hmmm, no idea here. I also think that the process is fast enough.
> > * What were your top annoying things about the production process in
> > 2007?
> Trying to install/download latex on Windows while using a 56kbit line in
> Indonesia. ;-)
> > * What was the highlight of 2007 Journal volumes for you?
> I liked them all. :)
> > * What's the biggest challenge for the Journal in the future?
> > (solutions welcomed too :) )
> Its circulation. I am not sure about this, but I have the feeling that
> the number of people reading the OSGeo journal is still rather limited.
> > * Was 3 volumes in one year too many?  just right? too few?
> Between 2 an 4 volumes a year is fine.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Markus
> > ---
> > I've taken the past month to regroup my own thoughts on these points
> > but I'd like to get yours too before we jump into the next volume.
> >
> > Hope all is well, just say hello if you don't have any great
> > responses.  I'd like to see more traffic on this list if possible.
> > I'll have a bit less time to work on the journal this year, so I'm
> > hoping that with the couple new additions to the team and a bit of
> > streamlining we can still produce 3-4 volumes this year.  I certainly
> > believe there is enough content out there..
> >
> > Now it's your turn, looking forward to hearing from you.
> > Tyler
> >
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