Re: [SLUG-POL] Linux magazines, or vi versus emacs

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 03:15:09 EST


On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 10:15:18PM -0800, Isaiah Weiner wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 12:26:57AM -0500, Paul M Foster wrote:
> > Here's one to kick around, and a bit too hot for the SLUG list. I think
> > that Linux Magazine will eventually fold. They're accepting Microsoft
> > advertisements, and editorially, they're moving away from Linux. They
> > tend to cater more to newbies, and some people swear by LM. But I think
> > that Linux Journal has stayed more on track and true to its roots.
>
> While that's true, LJ's articles have royally blown since about
> mid-1999. I can't make any specific citations right now, but I cancelled
> my subscription then.

Well, if not specifics, what about generalities? Technically inaccurate?
Too high-level? Too low-level? Poor writing? Uninteresting subjects?

I've heard other people complain about LJ, but I haven't seen a real
change. Part of the problem there is that my overall understanding of
Linux has changed, so I'm not looking at them from the same viewpoint as
when I started taking the magazine.

Paul



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