Rant......

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, James McDonald wrote:
> > What? HERD...?
>
> Wasn't the herd kernel a response of Richard Stallman to his disappointment at
> not getting the appropriate recognition for all the gnu utilities that have
> been pivotal in Linux becoming what it is today? Or so I read somewhere in
> Linux Format or Linux Journal.
>
> Oh and why the heck are Linux magazines soooo expensive? I pay $18-$20AUD each
> for them. What does eveyone else have to shell out or do y'all not buy them?

I currently subscribe to Linux Journal.  I find the content worth the
cost, 2 years for US$45.  I used to subscribe to Linux Magazine, but got
pissed at their rapidly dwindling content, rapidly dwindling loss of
quality in the content that remained, and poor customer service (i didn't
receive an issue for 3 months in a row, and their excuse was, your postman
lost it, sorry).  I occasionally see UK based linux publications in Barnes
& Noble that seem to be decent quality, but i can't really gate whether
their subscription cost is fair (i coudl never accurately convert British
pounds into US dollars on the fly).

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