[Bglug] Linux Journal shuts down

[LP]

Quite some time ago, I said Microsoft has No Place in Linux.
Microsoft and others are joining Linux to destroy from within.
This is one time I really don't like being right.
A True Trojan Horse.
Still, LinuxPusher
Chris.


Be Brave, Truthful, Protect the less Fortunate !

Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.

‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Saturday, August 10, 2019 9:06 AM, Brad Rodriguez <brad at bradrodriguez.com> wrote:

> Linux Journal runs shutdown -h now for a second time: Mag editor fires
> parting shot at proprietary software
> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/08/linux_journal_closes_again_editor_says_os_buried_under_proprietary_software/
> 

> "Linux Journal has closed with "no operating funds to continue in any
> capacity", according to a notice on its site.
> 

> ...In December 2017, Rankin announced the journal's closure, but was
> rescued by London Trust Media, a VPN service provider, which worked out
> a plan to make the publication viable. "Things were starting to look
> very promising," wrote Rankin, but "when we found out we needed to walk
> on our own strength, we simply couldn't."
> 

> The website will stay up "for the next few weeks" and there are hopes to
> preserve the content archive."
> 

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 

> brad at bradrodriguez.com
> 

> Group mailing list
> Group at bglug.ca
> http://bglug.ca/mailman/listinfo/group_bglug.ca

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 477 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <http://bglug.ca/pipermail/group_bglug.ca/attachments/20190810/8d937d93/attachment.sig>