Tuesday, January 02, 2007
This was unexpected
Recently, I renewed my relationship with a publication called Tux Magazine. But the folks behind the magazine have announced that Tux is ceasing publication. In fact, the last issue was truly the last issue.
I'm still in a bit shock over this. I had hight hopes for the magazine and my latest round of involvement with it. I had three articles slated to appear in future issues, but I guess I'll have to find new homes for them. Of course, the staff and the other contributors are in the same boat as I am.
Tux catered to a niche that needed catering to: the new user of Linux. It did that in a way that was easy to understand and not condescending in the least. It's the kind of magazine that made you feel good about writing about technology: you were imparting information, maybe learning something yourself, and helping someone who needed help. The worst part of this situation is that Tux's niche will remain largely unfilled.
I'm still in a bit shock over this. I had hight hopes for the magazine and my latest round of involvement with it. I had three articles slated to appear in future issues, but I guess I'll have to find new homes for them. Of course, the staff and the other contributors are in the same boat as I am.
Tux catered to a niche that needed catering to: the new user of Linux. It did that in a way that was easy to understand and not condescending in the least. It's the kind of magazine that made you feel good about writing about technology: you were imparting information, maybe learning something yourself, and helping someone who needed help. The worst part of this situation is that Tux's niche will remain largely unfilled.
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