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I am pleased to pre-announce the launch of a new, professional
periodical focused exclusively on Ruby.

The journal, tentatively titled "Red," will be published monthly and
will be distributed internationally as a stylish, high-quality, 60-
page PDF. Each month, Red will focus on boosting the skills and
productivity of all Ruby programmers -- from novices to gurus --
providing pragmatic, practical, insightful, hands-on, and diverse
advice and expertise.

Contributors will be paid for material accepted and published in the
journal. Like other journals, all material will be vetted by peers
and experts prior to publication.

Feature-length stories (4,000 words) earn $500.00.

Column-length stories (2,500 words) earn $350.

In addition to three features each month, Red will also include five-
six regular monthly columns that appear in every issue, news, updates
on software releases, community happenings, user group meetings, op-
ed, and reviews and examples of Ruby packages.

Red will also include a "Marketplace" section where ISPs, developers,
designers, and organizations can advertise jobs, services, skills,
conferences, books, training, and products.

The advertising rate is $2,000 per page. Half-page, quarter-page,
third-page and one-eighth-page ads are available at a pro-rated fee.
Classified ads of 100 words or less are $50.00.

Annual subscriptions to Red will be $60.


If you're interested in...

... Subscribing

... Becoming a regular columnist

... Writing feature- or column-length stories

... Submitting your work for consideration

... Providing guidance and ideas for stories and coverage

... Advertising, or

... Just want more information

... please send email to to receive updates,
schedules, writer guidelines, and news as the editorial plan, web
site, and design of the journal take shape.


I look forward to your questions, ideas, readership, and
participation in furthering the gem called Ruby.

M. Samuel "Flywheel" Streicher

Flywheel, Gadget, and Sprocket Media

Email:

AIM: samuelflywheel

On 11/9/05, <> wrote:
> I am pleased to pre-announce the launch of a new, professional
> periodical focused exclusively on Ruby.
>
> The journal, tentatively titled "Red," will be published monthly and
> will be distributed internationally as a stylish, high-quality, 60-
> page PDF. Each month, Red will focus on boosting the skills and
> productivity of all Ruby programmers -- from novices to gurus --
> providing pragmatic, practical, insightful, hands-on, and diverse
> advice and expertise.
>
> Contributors will be paid for material accepted and published in the
> journal. Like other journals, all material will be vetted by peers
> and experts prior to publication.
>
> Feature-length stories (4,000 words) earn $500.00.
>
> Column-length stories (2,500 words) earn $350.
>
> In addition to three features each month, Red will also include five-
> six regular monthly columns that appear in every issue, news, updates
> on software releases, community happenings, user group meetings, op-
> ed, and reviews and examples of Ruby packages.
>
> Red will also include a "Marketplace" section where ISPs, developers,
> designers, and organizations can advertise jobs, services, skills,
> conferences, books, training, and products.
>
> The advertising rate is $2,000 per page. Half-page, quarter-page,
> third-page and one-eighth-page ads are available at a pro-rated fee.
> Classified ads of 100 words or less are $50.00.
>
> Annual subscriptions to Red will be $60.
>
>
> If you're interested in...
>
> ... Subscribing
>
> ... Becoming a regular columnist
>
> ... Writing feature- or column-length stories
>
> ... Submitting your work for consideration
>
> ... Providing guidance and ideas for stories and coverage
>
> ... Advertising, or
>
> ... Just want more information
>
> ... please send email to to receive updates,
> schedules, writer guidelines, and news as the editorial plan, web
> site, and design of the journal take shape.
>
>
> I look forward to your questions, ideas, readership, and
> participation in furthering the gem called Ruby.

Ok, 10 points for the most ambitious 1st post I've ever seen on any
mailing list (could explain the lack of replies).

Couple thoughts...

It needs a better name, but that's just me. Of course, if you ask for
suggestions, I'm sure you'll get some killer ideas.

There are a couple of regular posts that deserve recognition. I'd
love to hear that some/all of them are already in the plan, but if
they're not, they deserve to be considered (in no particular order):

Tim Sutherland has done an incredible job with his 'Ruby Weekly News',
and I've long thought that he should expand it a bit, and make it a
magazine.

James Edward Gray II runs the 'Ruby Quiz' weekly, and that should also
be a regular feature. There's a book coming out, but it would be
great if his summaries ran regularly.

Hal Fulton's been maintaining/posting the list FAQ for quite some
time. It should also be included on a regular basis.

I'm sure I've missed some, but those three stand out in my mind.

> M. Samuel "Flywheel" Streicher
>
> Flywheel, Gadget, and Sprocket Media
>
> Email:
>
> AIM: samuelflywheel
>
>
>
>


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Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla)

On 11/10/05, Bill Guindon <> wrote:
> On 11/9/05, <> wrote:
> > I am pleased to pre-announce the launch of a new, professional

Yep, and perhaps a 'letters to why?' column... you could call it=20
"a".upto("y")

On 11/9/05, Lyndon Samson <> wrote:
> On 11/10/05, Bill Guindon <> wrote:
> > On 11/9/05, <> wrote:
> > > I am pleased to pre-announce the launch of a new, professional
>
> Yep, and perhaps a 'letters to why?' column... you could call it
> "a".upto("y")

Good point, if they announced "Dear _why" in the initial post, they'd
probably end up over-subscribed: "I'm sorry folks, there's no way we
can produce that many PDFs in one week". Which, of course, would lead
to a side job for Austin Ziegler.

--
Bill Guindon (aka aGorilla)

If someone submits an article and it is rejected, can the author shop
it around to other publications, or does it become the property of
"Red"?

Jim wrote:
> If someone submits an article and it is rejected, can the author shop
> it around to other publications, or does it become the property of
> "Red"?

It's fairly inconceivable that it could become their property if
they reject it (i.e., paid nothing for it). Any periodical that tried
that would quickly run out of authors.


Hal

Jim wrote:
> If someone submits an article and it is rejected, can the author shop
> it around to other publications, or does it become the property of
> "Red"?

Of course. You own it unless you are paid for it or have some other
binding agreement. (And you should also ask about ownership/reprint
rights so that you can control your work even after publication. For
example, Linux Journal, which in my experience pays more than 'Red' is
offering, also allows the offer to reprint/resell the work 30 days, I
think, after print publication. Ruby Code & Style offers the same
reprint/resale rights.)

The more typical case is when work gets submitted to a publication, but
the author is never told what will be done with it and the piece goes
into limbo. It's sort of rude to submit a work to multiple places at
the same time, though no one likes to be left dangling; the best is to
make clear up front what you expect: tell the editor that the work will
be offered to other outlets if it is not accepted and published by some
date or some publication & payment contract is arranged.

You're the author. You should be in charge.


James Britt

--

http://www.ruby-doc.org - Ruby Help & Documentation
http://www.artima.com/rubycs/ - Ruby Code & Style: Writers wanted
http://www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff
http://www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys
http://www.30secondrule.com - Building Better Tools

On 11/10/05, Hal Fulton <> wrote:
> Jim wrote:
> > If someone submits an article and it is rejected, can the author shop
> > it around to other publications, or does it become the property of
> > "Red"?
>
> It's fairly inconceivable that it could become their property if
> they reject it (i.e., paid nothing for it). Any periodical that tried
> that would quickly run out of authors.
>

You would think so, but that's certainly how the Redhat magazine
agreement looks on first glance. It was scary enough that I didn't
even think about submitting anything.

>
> Hal
>
>
>
>


--
thanks,
-pate
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pat eyler wrote:

>On 11/10/05, Hal Fulton <> wrote:
>
>
>>Any periodical that tried
>>that would quickly run out of authors.
>>
>>
>
>[The Redhat magazine agreement] was scary enough that I didn't
>even think about submitting anything.
>
>
...QED?

--
David Brady

C++ Guru. Ruby nuby. Apply salt as needed.

On 11/9/05, Bill Guindon <> wrote:
> On 11/9/05, <> wrote:
> > I am pleased to pre-announce the launch of a new, professional
> > periodical focused exclusively on Ruby.
> >
> > The journal, tentatively titled "Red," will be published monthly and ..=