cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21842806
Recently came across this magazine from the Linux Format on a second hand vintage shop and obviously had to go for it! These magazines are still produced these to this day btw. However, when I went to linuxformat.com after receiving my magazine to check out some of their other ones, I saw that they were in fact just celebrating their 25-year anniversary and have put out a digital version of the very magazine I bought - for everyone to view digitally!
Their announcement:
25-years ago in this month of May, back in 2000 (just after the giant Y2K meltdown that flipped every plane upsidedown) Linux Format was first published. To help celebrate and remember this momentous pinnacle of publishing prowess (and while we still have server access) we’ll be popping out a few classic issues of Linux Format in PDF format. As we already have it to hand here’s issue LXF001 with a very young looking Nick Veitch.
The magazine can be found digitally at: https://linuxformat.com/files/pdfs/LXF001.pdf
Either way, I had no idea of the timing but thought it was a fun experience and worthy to share here. Enjoy a step back into memory-lane!
Have a great rest of your day!
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German Linux Magazin from 2005.
I have this one from Mexico and Argentina, from 2006.
I used to subscribe to Linux format! I got the back issues on exactly/Exact Editions too, so for a while I could also view every issue on my android tablet. Those were the days.
I don’t even know if Exactly is still around anymore.
Edit - nope, I was thinking of New Humanist magazine, oops. But I did used to get Linux Format through the door. I remember they used to have rackspace ads on the plastic weather cover
Interesting read. I guess I started my subscription in about June/July of 2000 soon after being given a Mandrake disk.
I see a review of Linux, Complete Reference Ver 3, which I still have on my bookshelf:
Remember that “NSA’s XKeyscore program targeted readers of Linux Journal as part of targeting people interested in the Linux distribution Tails” as revealed in July 2014. :)
Gosh I had a few of these around that time. I wish I kept them…
Strong nostalgia.
I fucking miss 2000s linux magazines
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I remember buying once since it came with a mandrake linux cd. Did buy a few more too, was a good read.
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