No Probs, it is well worth a read if you get a chance at a copy. 2009/12/21 Steve Tompkins-MacQueen <st...@tophome-ip.net>
> 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 <http://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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
