Best Linux Mag?Forum: water cooler Topic: Best Linux Mag? started by: adssse Posted by adssse on May 22 2005,04:02
I just recently started using linux and am trying to learn as much as I can. I am looking into getting a monthly print linux magazine but wasnt sure which one was the best. So I figured there was no better place to ask than here which one you would recommend.
Posted by Guest on May 22 2005,04:29
If you have an internet connection, don't subscribe to any magazine yet. Preview their articles online and see if they are both interesting and understandable at your level. Authors write with a particular reader level in mind, and pretty much all levels are covered by the number of linux article authors around. As always, never trust any single article/author. And it is better for you to beef up your GNU/Linux knowledge first before making this decision.
Posted by SaidinUnleashed on May 22 2005,06:56
< NewsForge >< DistroWatch > < Linux Today > You don't need no stinkin' print mag. But if you /HAVE/ to have one, the UK's Linux Format is the best out there. Posted by adssse on May 22 2005,15:03
Thanks for your replies. I'll take your advice and beef up on all of the basics before I look further into this. SaidinUnleashed thanks for the links I will bookmark them to keep up things.
Posted by ryptyde on May 22 2005,16:50
I really enjoy Linux Format and if you do decide to subsribe get the DVD subsription as it is packed with "Linux goodies".They have included Damn Small Linux on the DVD in the past and they plan on running a "mini-distro" "shoot-out" in the July mag.Their site can be found here: < LinuxFormat > Posted by bigkahuna on May 23 2005,03:24
I'd second the vote for "Linux Format". While visiting Ohio a couple months ago and away from my computer, I picked up a couple copies of this magazine. It was the most readable and informative of all the LInux magazines I saw. The attached DVD has a ton of software as well.But at $15US an issue, it' ain't cheap (it's a British mag), and if you have a fast internet connection, you can get just about everything on the CD on your own including the new distros. There's a ton of good info on the 'net if you know how to google ;) I'd say get the mag if you want something worthwhile to read away from the computer, but if the price seems too steep, you'll find alot of that info and software for free on the net. Posted by bigkahuna on May 23 2005,03:41
Oh, and one more thing...All the on-line mags that were listed before (NewsForge, Linux Today, DistroWatch, etc.) also have RSS feeds, so if you set up an RSS aggregator you're basically creating your own custom magazine. If you're using FireFox, you can put the RSS feeds into "live bookmarks" at the top of the window (that's what I've done to mine). Posted by ke4nt1 on May 23 2005,03:43
..do tell us more about setting up an rss aggregator for firefox !73 ke4nt Posted by bigkahuna on May 23 2005,03:59
I don't know if it's truely an "aggregator", but you can put "live bookmarks" in the "bookmarks toolbar folder". This has been available since at least FF 1.0.3. I didn't used to bother with it, but now I'm addicted: I've got BBC News, NewsForge, Linux Today, Distro Watch, Knoppix Forum and live surf forecasts for Hawaii (heh, I'm a surfer, there -is- life after linux ;) ). It's totally cool... |