[plug] starting a linux mag?

[John Knight]

As far as finance goes, that's where I'll be useless, being 18 and all. ;) 
This is probably one for the meeting that is suuposed to take place, I won't 
say anything about dates yet, because I haven't had any chances to look at 
my calender yet. To re-iterate, this one isn't my area and would be good for 
a meeting etc.



Make lunch, not war.



>
>I agree with everything you've said John - however, how are we going to
>finiance this?  To get taken seriously, mags have to be glossy these days
>(unless we try for the newspaper look as someone suggested earlier). High
>gloss printing costs real money, and I doubt that plug has much. So, do we
>look for a sponsor (or are there any government grants that we could make
>use of ?), or try to sell advertising up front (difficult for a startup I
>suspect).  Anyone know enough about these things to comment?
>
>The Hooker


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