Free Software Magazine (China)
Encyclopedia
Free Software Magazine was a China
-based attempt, in 2002, at a free-content magazine
, typeset with LaTeX
, on the Free Software Movement
, free software
and related issues, which was very similar to the more recent globally distributed Free Software Magazine
.
It was created by Hong Feng under the auspices of RON's Datacom Co., Ltd.. The magazine (which was published on paper and the WWW) only had three issues before the project was halted.
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
-based attempt, in 2002, at a free-content magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, typeset with LaTeX
LaTeX
LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. Within the typesetting system, its name is styled as . The term LaTeX refers only to the language in which documents are written, not to the editor used to write those documents. In order to...
, on the Free Software Movement
Free software movement
The free software movement is a social and political movement with the goal of ensuring software users' four basic freedoms: the freedom to run their software, to study and change their software, and to redistribute copies with or without changes. The alternative terms "software libre", "open...
, free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
and related issues, which was very similar to the more recent globally distributed Free Software Magazine
Free Software Magazine
Free Software Magazine is a website which produces a mostly free-content e-zine about free software....
.
It was created by Hong Feng under the auspices of RON's Datacom Co., Ltd.. The magazine (which was published on paper and the WWW) only had three issues before the project was halted.
See also
- Software industry in ChinaSoftware industry in ChinaChina's software industry grew at a compound annual growth rate of more than 39% over the period from 2001 to 2007 to reach RMB 506 billion and is further anticipated to grow at a CAGR of nearly 22% through 2012.-Growth:...
- China Software Industry AssociationChina Software Industry AssociationThe China Software Industry Association is the major representative and one of the most active associations in the China Software industry...