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Issue 32 is the last issue of Linux Voice as a stand-alone magazine as we have joined Linux Magazine. This newly merged magazine will bring the best bits of Linux Voice and Linux Magazine together into a single volume. All four of us Linux Voice founders will still be here contributing to the newly merged magazine – you'll find us in the aptly named Linux Voice section. We'll continue to write about the things that excite us in the world of open source software and we'll continue making our popular podcast.
Now that we're free of the day-to-day work of running the business, we can focus again on great technology. As well as us four, we're working with Linux Magazine to keep bringing great content to the Linux-using world, and this includes former contributors to Linux Voice.
The first issue of Linux Magazine done in tandem with Linux Voice (issue 193) is on its way to subscribers now and will be available in newsagents from 29th October 2016.
We're sure you've got a lot of questions, and we've tried to anticipate the most common ones below."
Frequently Asked Questions on the Linux Voice / Linux Magazine Merge:
- https://www.linuxvoice.com/merge/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161028151636/https://www.linuxvoice.com/merge/
Which publications do you read to keep up to date with your own OS?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 30 2016, @09:51PM
This may have more to do with the state of Linux and the software industry, than with the merits of the individual publications (which I admit I've never heard of).
When a technology or platform becomes part of the mainstream, then it is covered by the larger business and technology press, so platform-specific magazines are less relevant. And mobile and web are more interesting to a lot of younger people these days, compared with desktop and server platforms.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by frojack on Sunday October 30 2016, @10:29PM
I suggest It has far more to do with the state of physical publications in general.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by julian on Monday October 31 2016, @05:01AM
The only thing keeping physical magazines/newspapers in business at this point are the elderly who have forgotten they're still subscribed and the doctor's offices they go to who buy them for the waiting rooms.
I know, I work at a doctor's office.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 31 2016, @07:22AM
(which I admit I've never heard of).
Wow! Francis has never heard of these, either! But that will not stop him from commenting, no sirree!
(Score: 2) by Nuke on Monday October 31 2016, @11:27AM
This may have more to do with the state of Linux and the software industry, than with the merits of the individual publications (which I admit I've never heard of).
Linux Format [LF] is a UK mag that has been going since 2000; AFAIR many of the staff were recruited from Amiga Format magazine which wound up at that time (same publisher I guess). I subscribed to LF for about 14 years (until Linux Voice [LV] came along).
There seemed to be some kind of bust-up within LF about 3 years ago which resulted in many of its editorial staff leaving and starting LV. I have bought the occasional copy.
So for a time there have been three Linux mags on the shelves, LF, LV and Linux Magazine. That was too many for a niche market, although I guess Linux users as individuals are more likely to read a mag than Windows users for example.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 31 2016, @03:43PM
Four magazines. Linux User and Developer is still being published by Imagine Publishing as well. I doubt it will be around for much longer though, given that the sale of Imagine to Future Publishing was finalised last week.