On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:29:38 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ alt on Sunday 09 September 2007 06:42 : \____
>
>> On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:26:52 +0000, alt wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:54:29 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> ____/ Kier on Saturday 08 September 2007 21:24 : \____
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>>>>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:05:05 +0000, alt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:12:35 +0100, Kier wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Having picked up the latest Linux Format this morning, I just wondered,
>>>>>>> who in COLA reads which Linux magazines?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The only one I buy regularly is LXF, but I sometimes pick up a copy of
>>>>>>> the slightly heavier, more serious Linux User and Developer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, who's reading what around here, and why?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The only *nix mag I read is "SysAdmin".
>>>>>
>>>>> Think I may possibly have heard of that one. Can you buy it in England?
>>>>
>>>> Isn't that the one that ended publishing 2-3 weeks ago?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't believe so. I don't read it terribly often, but the ones I do have
>>> are very well rounded and have some good material.
>>>
>>> http://www.samag.com/
>>
>> Very nice. I was able to order all their backorders to 1997 including a
>> PERL journal's backorders on CD for $50US.
>>
>> It's a good magazine for admins.
>
> It still feels odd and even surprising that some people read information in
> paper form. I've been living paperless for years and I enjoy search, indexing,
> hierarchical sorting, version control, etc. Paper won't survive forever, but
> like the newspaper, TV, and radio, it'll survive. Maybe capacity of use will
> decline...
>
> When it comes to computing, being able to use, test, and modify code seems
> essential. Hyperlinks help too.
>
I like the feel of paper and I like not having to sit at a computer or
laptop to read.
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