[Sussex] [Fwd: [Surrey] Linux Format free to download for 24 hours only]

[CRAIG PEACOCK]

>Maybe you should write to the editor and say just that.  They no doubt
>are looking for ways to increase their subscribers.  Maybe this
>experiment of there will lead to a digital publication.

I know that it's been mentioned before, in fact somewhere in the forums there are a number of posts regarding this subject.
The gist of Paul Hudson's response was that it's not something that they would be looking to do.

This may have changed lately of course because up until today they have never given an issue away for free, at least as far as I know.

And on the DRM front, it's unlikely that LXF would have survived the flaming if they'd DRM'd the PDF, would have been an interesting read though.

Craig




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From: Steve Dobson <steve.dobson at syscall.org.uk>
To: Sussex LUG <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 March, 2009 7:03:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Sussex] [Fwd: [Surrey] Linux Format free to download for 24 hours only]

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Hi Craig

CRAIG PEACOCK wrote:
>> I wrote to the editor asking for permission to re-distribute.  I know
>> someone who is on the verge of installing Linux and having a mag to help
>> him learn may be all he needs.  Got permission too.
> 
> 
> They say: 
> 
> "However clearly without any DRM there's nothing stopping you from
> giving them to everyone, torrenting them, printing them, selling them,
> whatever. 
> We'd rather everyone obtained the PDFs directly from us, but
> we can't stop you redistributing them for eternity. 
> If someone does
> decide to put the whole thing on The Pirate Bay in 48 hours, I doubt
> we'd be particularly upset! ;)"
> 
> 
> Seems to me that they are not too bothered if anyone distributes it, which is a good thing. 
> Nothing like a bit of (almost) free advertising, especially as it's powered by Torrent users and webspace volunteers.. good thinking on their part I think.

There is nothing *physically* stoping you.  LXF probably guessed that if
they had employed DRM technologies than that would cause an adverse
reaction amongst the geek subscribers and they would loss more
subscribers than this experiment is trying to attract.

As there is still this thing called copyright law, and as I depend upon
that law to protect the software I right under the GPL (and other
licenses), I would advise anyone wishing to re-distribute the electronic
copy to contact the editor and ask permission.

> I think I'd even pay a small amount for the PDF too rather than the paper version that fills much space.

Maybe you should write to the editor and say just that.  They no doubt
are looking for ways to increase their subscribers.  Maybe this
experiment of there will lead to a digital publication.

Steve

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