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Re: [LUG] Helping newbies - magaznes

 

TUX was commercially unviable.
Ceased after one year.

I have PDF copies of most editions.
If you want, contact me.

Regards
Eion MacDonald (eionmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
  Julian Hall wrote:
> Grant wrote:
>> tuxmagazine.com --> download tux --> 
>>
>> "From this page you can download current and past digital issues of TUX
>> Magazine.
>>
>> If you are a subscriber and would like to download more than one issue you
>> may login to your account.
>>
>> [ ]   I'm not a subscriber but would like to receive a free issue.
>>       One free issue per e-mail address."
>>
>> Ok, so I click on the big banner saying "Subscribe Today!"... and it takes
>> me to a login page without a hint of a "subscribe here" or "sign up" or
>> anything.
>>
>> Hmm.
>>
>> Grant.
> I concur...  ahh.. penny has dropped... sort of.  You can only subscribe 
> to the printed edition.  I'm guessing here, but if you click the link 
> mentioning your Subscriber ID it shows you a graphic of what is referred 
> to as your Mailing Label.  So you have to telephone them and subscribe 
> to the printed edition to get access to the electronic one.
> 
> Um.
> 
> Also it mentions in tiny print 'Want an easy way to keep up on the 
> latest TUX website stories, news, and reviews? Load the RSS feed 
> featured below into the reader of your choice...'
> 
> There is *no* RSS feed featured below, or anywhere else for that matter 
> that I can see.
> 
> Double Um.
> 
> Is it me or is the latest download edition December *2006*?  Also the 
> latest submissions on the front page are February 2007.  Is tuxmagazine 
> still a going concern?
> 
> Triple Um.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Julian
> 

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