LXF is actually good value for money, you are only looking at the magazine and not the coverdisc, i think you'll find it hard to find a magazine that has such good tutorials, reviews and a coverdisc packed with often over 8Gb of distros software and sourcecode for less than 2 pounds.
At the end of the day I look at it like this: - Linux (Ubuntu) costs me nothing - OpenOffice.org costs me nothing - TheGimp Costs me nothing - Being a part of PLUG costs me nothing I am not going quibble about paying 15 pounds a quarter for a Linux magazine! Having the latest distro on the coverdisc also saves me gigs and gigs of bandwidth each month from downloading ISOs so I win each time. Also bear in mind to buy LXF in the shops its about & pounds!! (6.99 per issue) so you save by subscribing. Windows magazines are also priced around the 5 - 6 - 7 pounds mark but also consider all their software is proprietary and is licenced and therefore they have to pay for that licence on top. Personally I can't argue with the price i think its very reasonable. also if you are new to linux then you can't go far wrong with having a subscription to a linux mag because you learn so much. Regards Richard 2009/12/21 Steve Tompkins-MacQueen <[email protected]> > I agree but I was making a compasion with BYTE (I can not spell it's full > tital) in 1989 when it was as think as "Computer Shopper" but with about %60 > less advertising. > > > On 21 Dec 2009, at 11:30, Mark Rogers wrote: > > > On 21/12/09 11:13, Steve Tompkins-MacQueen wrote: > >> I used to subsribe to BYTE when it was thick and under £2 but it changed > and become thin and incresed it's price and so I on longer even look for it. > >> > > > > > I'm not sure magazine thickness is a valid discriminator; you can pick > > up a magazine like Computer Shopper and yes it is thick, but it's 90% > > (probably more) advertising. There is much less advertising in a Linux > > mag, so unless its the ad's you're after it's not a useful measure. > > > > However, I agree that magazines are expensive and there are better ways > > to spend the money, particularly when money is tight. Little of what you > > find in a magazine cannot also be found online! > > > > -- > > Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 > > Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Peterboro mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > >
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