Hey Alan, I feel sorry about the newsletter. Sad to say I am not even aware of it. On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 12:00 PM, <centos-promo-request at centos.org> wrote: > Send CentOS-promo mailing list submissions to > centos-promo at centos.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-promo > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > centos-promo-request at centos.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > centos-promo-owner at centos.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CentOS-promo digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Status of CentOS newsletter? (Cody Jackson) > 2. Re: Status of CentOS newsletter? (Alan Bartlett) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 23:28:58 -0700 > From: Cody Jackson <supertanker13 at gmail.com> > Subject: [CentOS-promo] Status of CentOS newsletter? > To: centos-promo at centos.org > Message-ID: <BANLkTinBKo=YjfPeqYhZAbcLuzCTD5Hahw at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi all; > > What is the status of the CentOS Pulse Newsletter? I've heard a rumor > or two that it has gone dormant. Is there any way that I can help out? > > I enjoy writing as a hobby and have a firm grasp on the English > language--it is my native tongue. I've been using CentOS for several > years and love discovering new things to do with it. > > If you've got a place for me, I'd be happy to contribute! I hang out > in #centos-social on Freenode as "Supertanker" if you'd like to talk > to me in real-time. > > Cheers, > Cody Jackson > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 14:01:15 +0100 > From: Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org> > Subject: Re: [CentOS-promo] Status of CentOS newsletter? > To: "Events, gatherings and meetings" <centos-promo at centos.org> > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=QKib3kTBRbXUnWx4v60+ojYqdgw at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > On 29 May 2011 07:28, Cody Jackson <supertanker13 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > What is the status of the CentOS Pulse Newsletter? I've heard a rumor > > or two that it has gone dormant. Is there any way that I can help out? > > > > I enjoy writing as a hobby and have a firm grasp on the English > > language--it is my native tongue. I've been using CentOS for several > > years and love discovering new things to do with it. > > > > If you've got a place for me, I'd be happy to contribute! I hang out > > in #centos-social on Freenode as "Supertanker" if you'd like to talk > > to me in real-time. > > Hi Cody, > > I'm sorry to say that the newsletter, CentOS Pulse, died a death due > to an overwhelming lack of support by the CentOS user-base / > community. > > The problem was that although it had an "editor-in-chief", section > editors and proof-readers, there was essentially zero input from the > community and, without the raw data input, there was nothing to write > about. > > Regards, > Alan. > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-promo mailing list > CentOS-promo at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-promo > > > End of CentOS-promo Digest, Vol 48, Issue 4 > ******************************************* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-promo/attachments/20110529/91518464/attachment-0005.html>