A question for those running their own OSS projects

[Madison Kelly]

Rob Sutherland wrote:
> Madison Kelly wrote:
> 
>>
>> I've been thinking of that but I always worry it will come off as 
>> spam. How would you suggest approaching a message to annouce the first 
>> release of a new program on a list like, say, this one and not 
>> potentially offend/anger users?
>>
> Well, putting an URL and a key phrase in a .sig is almost always 
> acceptable - and so is
> introducing stuff via a question, like, "I'm working on this program 
> that raises the dead
> and I wondered if anyone knows a good place to sell used coffins?". I'd 
> say as long as
> you don't post too often and the package has some relationship to the 
> list topic you should be
> OK or if you ask for input etc.
> 
> I agree with others that an article is a good way to do it as well. If 
> you put a short, say 2 or 3 paragraphs,
> article up on a personal blog and then get a friend to submit it to the 
> Newsvac section of Newsforge
> that can generate some hits right away and then you can sell a longer 
> version of the article to
> places like Newsforge etc. I put some links and info on markets for 
> software related articles
> at http://www.cheapersafer.net/twiki/bin/view/Main/WritingInfo
> 
> Rob

Thanks for the link with the list. Do you think those magazines that pay 
might be more or less inclined to print an article if I waive the fee 
they normally pay people? At this point I am looking for exposure more 
than income. :)

Madison
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