[Wylug-discuss] Linux Voice magazine

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http://betanews.com/2013/11/12/linux-format-employees-jump-ship-to-form-new-magazine/

Apparently they didn't split on great terms


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From: Mike Goodman <mikegoodman1 at gmail.com> 
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To: linux <linux at sh2515.plus.com> 
Cc: jj at franjam.org.uk,Wylug-Discuss <wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk> 
Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Linux Voice magazine 
 
Future Publishing have been restructuring in an attempt to increase the proportion of their income which comes from digital media. They have been flogging or dumping those (paper) titles seen as either loss making or with falling revenues.

This is in common with many other media companies and the level of success or lack of it varies across the sector. Income is falling steadily across the traditional media sector in its entirety. I'd probably feel unsettled if I was on an editorial team in such an environment.

But it is the direction publishing is moving in overall. There just aren't enough of us buying to keep those titles viable from a boardroom/shareholder perspective. So unless we're all prepared to go out and buy sufficient shares in the company to sway the board and take the losses on the chin ourselves it's something we'll have to live with.

I just hope these guys have sufficient success to keep the thing going virtually.


On 11 November 2013 22:44, linux <linux at sh2515.plus.com> wrote:
There seems to be hints of the bureaucracy of future publishing. Last episode of tuxRadar seems to be the biggest hint they have given so far. However it will be nice to get to know the full facts at some point.


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From: Jim Jackson <jj at franjam.org.uk> 
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Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Linux Voice magazine 



On Mon, 11 Nov 2013, sh2515+linux wrote:

> I thought I would bring to the discussion list a new
> magazine Linux Voice that is on Indiegogo. It is being made by the ex
> editors of Linux Format, whereby 50% of the profits will go back into
> the open source community. Please open the links and try to support them
> with whatever you can.
> 

Anybody know why 4 of the editorial left?

Jim

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