[UNCLASSIFIED]RE: [clug] Popular Linux magazine for ACT library

[Robert Edwards]

Good point, Michael. Maybe something for non-IT/non-Linux folk would be
good.

There are, no doubt, a sizeable population of retired/un-employed IT
folk who may well
be able to follow most of what comes up in Linux Journal, though, so I
would still
recommend it for a public library. Also, LJ does deliberately run a
strand or two for
people just starting out, and they have good commentary on the more
political/
business aspects of the Open Source world.

Anyway, thanks for your keenness to do something positive for the library!

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.

Michael Simpson wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback, but I must admit I was thinking specifically
> not Linux Journal.  Tho part of the idea is to save myself some money,
> it is also to make Linux more accessible to people who aren't using it
> yet.  I think Linux Journal is pitched at a bit too expert a level for
> this.  Also, LJ doesn't come with software disks, which again was part
> of the idea.  I suspect the public library will be more interested in
> the lower level magazine.  UC and ANU libs already get LJ, tho only
> electronic, so they won't be available to anyone coming in off the
> street.  I notice that LJ only costs US$25 electronic.  I might
> mention that to them as a second choice.
>
> A search didn't reveal any Australian print Linux mag.
>
> Andrew Smith wrote:
>
>> A Linux Journal subscription is a good way to go, I think it was only
>> $65US or so and arrives well before it hits the newsagents.  The
>> individual copy price (from memory) is around $13.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> Antti.Roppola at brs.gov.au wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Michael,
>>>
>>> I tend to get most of what I used to get from magazines and papers
>>> via websites now. But based on the copies I have seen, I'd concur
>>> With Bob on Linux Journal (and I'd probably read it if I didn't need
>>> to buy it first).
>>>
>>> Then there was that Australian effort that Con Zymaris was
>>> involved with, not too sure if it still exists as I rarely
>>> visit news agents. An Australian publication would probably
>>> also be a nice thing to support.
>>>
>>> While not strictly Linux, Make magazine looks rather cool.
>>>
>>> Another idea would be for the library to make current Linux CDs
>>> available.
>>>
>>> If you think someonething's a good idea, go for it. :o)
>>>
>>> Antti
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: linux-bounces+antti.roppola=brs.gov.au at lists.samba.org
>>> [mailto:linux-bounces+antti.roppola=brs.gov.au at lists.samba.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Michael Simpson
>>> Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2006 10:41 PM
>>> To: linux at lists.samba.org
>>> Subject: [clug] Popular Linux magazine for ACT library
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>         New to the list, only been to one Thursday clug so far.
>>>
>>>     I've been looking in the ACT library catalogue, and it seems
>>> that tho they have a few books on Linux, they don't get any of the
>>> popular magazines.  I plan to put in an acquisition request for one
>>> of them, most likely Linux Format, since that is the one I seem to
>>> have bought most often.
>>>
>>>     I'm wondering whether the list has an opinion, and also whether
>>> I can refer to clug as supporting the idea.
>>>
>>> Michael Simpson
>>>
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