I do atchley aggree I just can't aford it. (4 lofes of breed 1 a week or 1 magazine I chouse to eat)
On 21 Dec 2009, at 13:27, Richard Forth wrote: > 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 <st...@tophome-ip.net> > > 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 > > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
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