After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More

In May 2000, the first issue of a brand new Linux magazine hit British newsstands, delivering a monthly mix of news, reviews, interviews, tutorials and learned insight on all things free and open-source — plus that all-important cover-mounted CD/DVD! Now, 25 years later, the final ever issue has gone on sale. Linux Format, a monthly magazine covering Linux and open-source, .  Future Plc, the UK-based publisher of Linux Format, hasn’t said why the magazine is closing, but one doesn’t need an Oracular Oriole to divine the reason: print publishing is struggling to survive. The writing is less on the pages […] You're reading After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

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After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More

In May 2000, the first issue of a brand new Linux magazine hit British newsstands, delivering a monthly mix of news, reviews, interviews, tutorials and learned insight on all things free and open-source — plus that all-important cover-mounted CD/DVD! Now, 25 years later, the final ever issue has gone on sale. Linux Format, a monthly magazine covering Linux and open-source, .  Future Plc, the UK-based publisher of Linux Format, hasn’t said why the magazine is closing, but one doesn’t need an Oracular Oriole to divine the reason: print publishing is struggling to survive. The writing is less on the pages […]

You're reading After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.