Linux Mags

[Don Harrop]

Hype driven?  I don't know if you've realized this or not but most mags
are hype driven.  Their job is to sell.  That's why advertisers put big
$$$ in them.  I'm not saying that I turn to Maximum Linux for a technical
reference (HOWTO's and the net are the way to go for me) but Maximum Linux
is more enjoyable to read than a HOWTO and it does have some enlightening
info.  If it's going to attract more people to the Linux community because
of that fact than it's a good thing in my book.  I actually kinda like the
hype.

Signed 
	"Forever Young"

On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Lucas Vogel wrote:

> IMHO, Maximum Linux is a hype-driven magazine more than it is one of
> content. While they occasionally break through with an interesting article
> or two, its primary purpose as a magazine seems to be to serve as
> advertisement fodder. The articles have an adolescent feel to them, which is
> hard to describe except that the articles don't come across as written
> maturely. 
> 
> In short, Maximum Linux seems to be a magazine targeting new Linux users who
> are between 12 and 24. 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julian M Catchen [mailto:julian@catchen.org]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 6:37 PM
> > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > Subject: Re: Debian question
> > 
> > 
> > Hello Everyone,
> > 
> > I recently received a solicitation in the mail for a free 
> > issue of the magazine
> > "Maximum Linux."  Now, I have been a faithful reader of Linux 
> > Journal for a
> > couple of years now and am always looking for new, 
> > interesting Linux materials.
> >  
> > One thing that bothers me about the ad though is that they 
> > quote one of their
> > satisfied customers: "I'm ... shocked and overjoyed that a mainstream
> > publishing group is going to publish a Linux Magazine!"  
> > 
> > I reeks of "Thank god Microsoft is finally going to put out a 
> > *good* version of
> > Linux."
> > 
> > Anyway, has anyone read this or its parent publication, 
> > Maximum PC?  Is it
> > worth it or just some company jumping on the badwagon?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > julian
> > 
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> > d a t e:  07-Sep-2000      t i m e:  18:31:39      
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> > 
> > 
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