I would like to suggest to the editors of PyZine that they consider providing some content for no charge.
bihoy is correct, there are no articles on the site. And while that is comman practice, I (and I am the only person behind Py other than the contributors) don't have the resources of a Salon and have never much liked the "here's a taste pay for more" model. Regardless if its sells a couple more copies or not.
The focus of Py is about promoting a language I very much enjoy and crafting a quality product not about baiting a trap. If I post one article from an issue and the rest suck you will twice upset for the poor writing and being duped into buying.
The zine is there. You can buy it or not. If you or anyone else thinks they got a raw deal they can have all 3 of their dollars back.
Bryan Richard, Editor
Py
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Nope. It's the moral question of shameless self promotion vs. getting the word out that I constantly struggle with. Katz is correct -- writing and publishing is a tough gig, but I don't think this is the correct forum for letting everyone know everytime you slap a couple of chapters together.
I typically just stick to comp.lang.python.announce.
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If I tried to submit my indie print zine Py (for Python developers) as a valid story it would get knocked down in a heartbeat. *cough* www.PyZine.com *cough*
Now look what you started, Katz. The content _and_ the comments are becoming ad copy.
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bihoy is correct, there are no articles on the site. And while that is comman practice, I (and I am the only person behind Py other than the contributors) don't have the resources of a Salon and have never much liked the "here's a taste pay for more" model. Regardless if its sells a couple more copies or not.
The focus of Py is about promoting a language I very much enjoy and crafting a quality product not about baiting a trap. If I post one article from an issue and the rest suck you will twice upset for the poor writing and being duped into buying.
The zine is there. You can buy it or not. If you or anyone else thinks they got a raw deal they can have all 3 of their dollars back.
Bryan Richard, Editor
Py
Nope. It's the moral question of shameless self promotion vs. getting the word out that I constantly struggle with. Katz is correct -- writing and publishing is a tough gig, but I don't think this is the correct forum for letting everyone know everytime you slap a couple of chapters together.
I typically just stick to comp.lang.python.announce.
If I tried to submit my indie print zine Py (for Python developers) as a valid story it would get knocked down in a heartbeat. *cough* www.PyZine.com *cough*
Now look what you started, Katz. The content _and_ the comments are becoming ad copy.
Bryan