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While I think this is sad, it’s been clear where the wind is blowing for quite some time. Lots of equivalent publications (PC format, Amiga format, etc) called it quits long ago. Surely it must be more than a decade ago? Amazing how a magazine for a “free” culture somehow managed to postpone the inevitable(?) closure for so long really.
This makes me sad. I love Linux Journal.
"loved", unfortunately. Unfortunately, lots and lots of quality publications will continue to go out of business. When information becomes radically more free to distribute, the economics of publishing are upended.
Somehow I feel a model marrying journalism and industry certification could work. Ie if you read and do some examples from every magazine then every 3 years you’re very likely to pass a certification test from the magazine.
PSA: I found an archive link amongst the comments ( http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-pub... ) It's being sold for $11.99. Here's the purchase link: http://lj.mybigcommerce.com/linux-journal-archive-1994-2017/ Apparently it's HTML-format. No mention is made of whether it includes images or how big the download is. My suspicion is that it's pure-text, which is really sad. If anyone wants to look…
The publishing situation is so bleak, and the saddest part is that the higher the quality, the deeper the problems. Does anyone know how lwn [0] is doing? It's one of the latest very high profile publications remaining as of now. [0] https://lwn.net/
On the topic of Linux Journal, I can remember many years ago when I bought a subscription of 100 issues for $100.
I feel these tech magazines should be more open and transparent about their finances and horizons, so that people who feel like contributing can start doing so at the right time.
This makes me sad. I love Linux Journal.
PSA: I found an archive link amongst the comments ( http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-pub... ) It's being sold for $11.99. Here's the purchase link: http://lj.mybigcommerce.com/linux-journal-archive-1994-2017/ Apparently it's HTML-format. No mention is made of whether it includes images or how big the download is. My suspicion is that it's pure-text, which is really sad. If anyone wants to look…
Luckily the Internet Archive has nice collection, but it isn't the same as the content of the DVD.
If you are in Seattle, the living computer museum has a small nook sized library with some really old issues.
Publishers have it hard but tech publishers especially so - considering all of the free sources of information on the Internet. Between online documentation, blogs, forums, and tutorials, one can generally find the information they are looking for if they seek it hard enough. All that said, there is something to be said for a well written article or book by someone with a command of language and a love for teaching.
Publishers have it hard but tech publishers especially so - considering all of the free sources of information on the Internet. Between online documentation, blogs, forums, and tutorials, one can generally find the information they are looking for if they seek it hard enough. All that said, there is something to be said for a well written article or book by someone with a command of language and a love for teaching.
Interestingly I'm finding it harder and harder to find good howtos. Most of them offer too little, too specogic topic, or vaguely generic examples.
I use Fedora/Centos/Redhat mostly and I find the best quality docs are on
arch linux wiki
Fedora site
stackexchange
Ubuntu answers