Comments on: Ubuntu User

By: s j west

s j west — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:08:22 +0000

Last magazine i bought was byte, it was bought and closed down. Computer publishing since then isnt worth reading.

By: Concentration, Community and Cooperation | Software Cooperative News

Concentration, Community and Cooperation | Software Cooperative News — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:14:44 +0000

[...] read the news about the launch of Ubuntu User by Linux New Media AG with some sadness. I believe that free software is stronger because of the informal cooperation [...]

By: Karl-Tux-Stadt

Karl-Tux-Stadt — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:25:58 +0000

Ubuntuuser - Kauf Mich...

Über das neue Magazin der LinuxNewMedia Â den UbuntuUser habe ich ja bereits einmal berichtet. Damals war das noch in den Planungen. Mittlerweile ist nun die zweite Ausgabe dieses neuen Magazines erschienen. Mit einem Exklusivinterview von Mark Sh....

By: Zac

Zac — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:07:40 +0000

I have subscribed to Ubuntu User magazine and I like it alot. It is a good quality publication which I can easily show others. Well done to all the people involved. Recommended.

I also like the Full Circle Magazine (online). One doesn't replace the other, they serve different purposes and accessed differently.

I have also seen it in local newsagents stores (Perth, Australia) amongst the many Windows magazines.

By: tomas

tomas — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:17:14 +0000

@Mukul There already is FREE ubuntu magazine called Full Circle Magazine ( fullcirclemagazine.org ). The big difference is that Full circle is digital only and written by community. You know, printing and proffessional articles do cost…

By: John Paul

John Paul — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:57:29 +0000

What a shame to waste trees for something that could be better done online. The planet needs more trees, not more magazines.

What a retrograde means of spreading the message of such a progressive operating system!

By: Joaquim Rocha

Joaquim Rocha — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:27:58 +0000

Jono, they could plant trees on their backyard (here you have the paper), also they could open an aluminum and plastic plant so they could manufacture DVDs!

Of course all the people working in those plants would have to do it for free and also the Government wouldn’t charge for any taxes… not to mention that the computers would be offered by their brands.

This way we could all live like self-sufficient Free Software hackers!

I should finish by saying that Free doesn’t always mean gratis but instead I’ll just say “Peace and love y’all!”

By: jono

jono — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:39:49 +0000

So how exactly do they cover the costs of the magazine? The staff, the paper, the ink, the printing, the research, the travel, the distribution, the DVDs?

How do you suggest they produce the same quality of printed magazine without incurring these costs so they can give it away?

By: Mukul

Mukul — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:25:47 +0000

Ubuntu-User is one of the biggest mockery in the name of Ubuntu. Ubuntu is the most popular name in the FOSS community so the magazine should have been free and not chargeable.

By: Jono Bacon (jonobacon) 's status on Friday, 25-Sep-09 01:41:28 UTC - Identi.ca

Jono Bacon (jonobacon) 's status on Friday, 25-Sep-09 01:41:28 UTC - Identi.ca — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:08:47 +0000

[...] folks, Ubuntu User magazine have a promo code, I blogged it at http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/09/25/ubuntu-user/ [...]