[Gllug] Good linux magazines?

NorthLondon John northlondonjohn at yahoo.co.uk
Tue Nov 9 15:15:16 UTC 2004


On 9 Nov 2004, at 14:31, Bruce Richardson wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 12:27:01PM +0000, Jason wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps some among us could but many may feel they lack the writing
>> abilities where they have the technical knowledge.
>
> Writing a technical article is not much different from documenting an
> application or procedure.  I concede that that is also a rare skill 
> (or,
> possibly, one that most people neglect) but all the more reason for
> encouraging its development.
>
> Great literary talent is not a pre-requisite.  Clarity is all.  It is
> also a useful exercise because it's quite possible to be experienced in
> a subject and yet never have articulated, even to yourself, the
> knowledge gained and principles learned.
>

And, magazines have proof readers for a reason.

John


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