Debaday needs your help (yeah, seriously)
September 27th, 2007 edited by lucasDebaday didn’t publish anything last Sunday and Wednesday. It was simply because we have nothing to publish. :(
Due to the vacations of two editors (out of three), we were slower than usually to reply to submissions. But it’s not like we have received a lot of submissions recently.
We really need *your* help! Send us an quality article. See Contribute page for details. If you always wanted send us an article, but you did not know what to write about, here you have a small list of application people have requested or we think could be interesting to feature:
- screenkast
- approx
- email-reminder
- deborphan / debfoster
- gaupol
- psi
- kid3
- wget (yeah, surely there is people who does not know this!)
- httptunnel
- dctrl-tools
- strigi
- any game you like
If you are a user of any of this program and think it deserves be featured in debaday, send us an entry! :)
Also, we really need a fourth editor. The task includes replying to submissions, suggesting improvements, doing some minor editing and HTML formatting. You don’t need to be a native english speaker (the 3 editors are non-natives currently). And you get to read all entries before they are published, so you can show off with cool apps that nobody knows! If you can dedicate a little time on a regular basis to this (about 1 hour per week would be awesome), and think you won’t become crazy after working with ana, lucas and Tincho, just contact us!
September 27th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Hi! I could be the fourth editor :) I could take care of games reviews and other stuff. But I’m an italian user and my english is not perfect :\
September 27th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Hi! I’m very happy to help - I don’t really have any articles to contribute but I’ve been reading this feed with enjoyment for a while and would like to be of service: I’m very happy to help editing / proof reading. Just drop me an email!
September 27th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Hi! One hour a week will do… I have been using GNU/Linux for around 10 years now and have to come to love Debian & Ubuntu. So While I won’t be writing any articles I would be glad to help checking them.
Cheers!
September 27th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I can dedicate an hour a week, and I’m already crazy, so add me to the list of volunteers.
September 27th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Hi, I think I could help reading and editing the articles.
September 27th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Hi ! I can help you with few hours a week, writing some articles about some programs.
Notice that also I’m not a native English speaker.
September 28th, 2007 at 4:46 am
I’ll write a short article on wget if you like…
September 28th, 2007 at 6:00 am
I’d like to apply as an editor. I’ve always loved this site since I
saw it announced, it’s been sad to see it lacking in articles and
participation for so long. I’ll write a kick-ass article on psi
including gpg encryption and transports, my favorite feature of
jabber/psi. Hell, I’ll post my jabber id so noobs can instant
message me for help. I’m a native English speaking college student.
This article will have to wait a few days since I have some school
papers to write.
I tried to email this, but it got rejected.
:
82.195.75.83 does not like recipient.
Remote host said: 450 Server configuration problem
Giving up on 82.195.75.83.
September 28th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
@JT: It would probably best to hold on to that Psi article for a while, because the new release is coming real soon now. The old release is almost 2 years old, and has gotten a lot of look&feel and usability improvements.
September 28th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
My 2 cents: once I’ve tried to submit an article, but the submissin process is not quick. This discourages many people in my opinion.
September 28th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
You should have recieved a article about wget from me :-)
September 29th, 2007 at 2:23 am
Ok, I’ll write an article when the new version comes out.
September 29th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Your contact information says i should email project-debaday@teams.debian.net to contact you, but this is not working at present. I get the following error:
(host aietes.turmzimmer.net[82.195.75.83] said: 450 Server configuration problem (in reply to RCPT TO command))
September 30th, 2007 at 2:08 am
I submitted your debaday’s help request to a Slashdot-like newsticker (for the german speaking folks).Debian Package of the Day braucht Unterstützung
September 30th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Will the editors proofread and correct articles submitted by non-native writers? I really would like to write some articels, but my english is not perfect …
Klaus
September 30th, 2007 at 8:23 am
@Paul: yes, the email address is not working. We are working with our hosters to fix that.
@Mauro: we know that the reviewing process is long … That’s why we are trying to find a fourth editor. We just have to wait until the mailing list is fixed to follow-up :)
@Der Kantinenblogger: yes, just use your best english, and we will try to improve your entry after you. You don’t need to be a native at all.
September 30th, 2007 at 10:17 am
I think an article about curl would be more useful because it’s more flexible than wget. The only unique feature of wget is its mirror/recursive mode. In any case, an article should cover how you use these tools without using passwords or logins as command-line parameters because this issue is often ignored or not even recognized.
September 30th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Why not send a copy to the debian-user list, could draw more attention.