I think in all fairness, LFY is a much bolder step than PCQ giving away linux CD's as an apology! If PCQ was any bolder, they should've started such a separate mag at least a couple of years ago. In fact they did run a poll whether readers were ready for such a mag and despite gettin overwhelming response in the affirmative (by their own admission) they decided not to go down that path. Another thing, LFY is talking of real applications on Linux, real news about companies moving over to Linux...All other mags (PCQ) have done is tell you how to configure samba or squid ... as if that's what linux is meant for...mags like those have done more harm to the image of Linux as an alternative that anything else. Take for example the case of CRM packages: There are scores of open-source STABLE CRM packages available under linux...or the case of network scanners and firewall packages (there are at least 3 good stable gui based ones) but all they write about is how to get and install such stuff on Windows... I support LFY's initiative (despite what RMS rants about) since they are trying to walk a path no one has walked...and is not GNU/Linux all about doing that? Lastly, here's something everyone should know: When i first went over to LFY's site, it supported only IE. I wrote back to them and complained about it... guess what? In less than 15 days, they got it running perfectly with Mozilla, Konqueror...essentially browser independent. I did not subscribe to the magazine till it was supported on Mozilla or Konqueror. Now that's the kind of response we should expect from people who claim to take up a cause.
Kanwar Plaha __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
