[Tfug] TUX Magazine

erich erich1 at copper.net
Tue Jan 2 12:05:34 MST 2007


Yes,
     It may also be that peope are getting their info from the web and
not print
magazines delivered to your US mailbox. Also, Linux interests are
diverse and
a pub that tries to be the "greatest common denominator" may end up not
satis-
fying anybody.

                                                                         
Erich Flothmeier
Claude Rubinson wrote:

>On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 08:26:02PM -0700, Brad Becker wrote:
>  
>
>>'I am sorry to inform our readers that Issue 20 of TUX was the last  
>>produced. While we have received an amazing amount of positive feedback  
>>about the magazine, the financial reality of the situation made it  
>>impossible for us to continue publishing TUX. Current revenues didn't  
>>cover current costs, much less allow us to expand the publication as we  
>>wished.'
>>
>>http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000254
>>    
>>
>
>I never found Tux magazine particularly useful but its demise is part
>of the larger upheaval going on over at Linux Journal which was
>purchased last month: http://www.belltownmedia.com/node?from=1
>
>Coupled with other recent changes accompanying the appointment of
>Petreley as editor, I fear that we're seeing the end of Linux Journal
>as we've known and loved it.  (Personally, I find the new magazine
>dimensions to be the most annoying thing--even above Petreley's
>obnoxious ranting.  The damn thing no longer fits on the toilet tank!)
>
>I've heard some good things about Linux Magazine (out of Europe; not
>the U.S. one) but have never gotten my hands on a copy.
>
>Claude
>
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