Linux Format
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Linux Format was the UK's first Linux
-specific magazine, and is currently the best-selling Linux title in the UK. It is also exported to many countries worldwide. It is published by Future Publishing
(which produces PC Plus
, .net
and many other computer magazines). Linux Format is commonly abbreviated to LXF, and issues are referred to with LXF as a prefix followed by the issue number (for example LXF102 refers to the 102nd issue).
Articles within Linux Format are well established, regularly featuring at-length series' and involved, practical tutorials to teach and allow users to expand their skills in using the Linux operating system and its associated software applications. Contributions are encouraged to be submitted by readers.
Linux Format shares the UK market place with an English language version of Linux Magazine
as well as Linux User and Developer
.
. There are reviews, roundups, technology features and tutorials aimed at all levels of users.
The magazine comes with a DVD
containing full Linux distribution
s, and other free software
. It began as a one-issue pilot in 1999 called Linux Answers, and began full publication in May 2000. Currently Linux Format has translated editions available in Italy, Greece and Russia . A large number of magazines are exported across the world, principally to the USA where they are sold in Barnes & Noble
stores, as well as other large book stores.
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
-specific magazine, and is currently the best-selling Linux title in the UK. It is also exported to many countries worldwide. It is published by Future Publishing
Future Publishing
Future plc is a media company; in 2006, it was the sixth-largest in the United Kingdom. It publishes more than 150 magazines in fields such as video games, technology, automotive, cycling, films and photography. Future is the official magazine company of all three major games console manufacturers...
(which produces PC Plus
PC Plus
PC Plus is a Computer magazine published monthly since 1986 in the UK by Future Publishing. The magazine is aimed at intermediate to advanced PC users, computer professionals and enthusiasts. The magazine is specifically for users of PCs and related technologies, so features articles are...
, .net
.net (magazine)
.net is a monthly Internet magazine published in the UK by Future Publishing. Founded in 1994, .net magazine is published every four weeks . The magazine is aimed at professional and amateur web designers, and a significant proportion of its readers are full-time web developers. The front cover...
and many other computer magazines). Linux Format is commonly abbreviated to LXF, and issues are referred to with LXF as a prefix followed by the issue number (for example LXF102 refers to the 102nd issue).
Articles within Linux Format are well established, regularly featuring at-length series' and involved, practical tutorials to teach and allow users to expand their skills in using the Linux operating system and its associated software applications. Contributions are encouraged to be submitted by readers.
Linux Format shares the UK market place with an English language version of Linux Magazine
Linux Magazine
Linux Magazine is a European professional journal. It addresses itself to readers who work professionally with operating systems based around the Linux kernel. Linux Magazine is published by Linux New Media AG and was born after the great success of Linux-Magazin...
as well as Linux User and Developer
Linux User and Developer
Linux User and Developer is a monthly magazine about Linux.Linux User and Developer is a UK magazine written specifically for Linux professionals and IT decision makers. It is available in newsagents, via subscription, or for download as a PDF for a fee from the magazine's web page.- External links...
.
Contents
Linux Format includes similar content to that found in most computer magazines, but aimed specifically at users of the Linux operating systemOperating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
. There are reviews, roundups, technology features and tutorials aimed at all levels of users.
The magazine comes with a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
containing full Linux distribution
Linux distribution
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
s, and other 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...
. It began as a one-issue pilot in 1999 called Linux Answers, and began full publication in May 2000. Currently Linux Format has translated editions available in Italy, Greece and Russia . A large number of magazines are exported across the world, principally to the USA where they are sold in Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
stores, as well as other large book stores.
Staff
The magazine is edited by Graham Morrison, and staff include Rev Andrew James Gregory MA (Deputy Overlord), Mike Saunders (Media and Communities Editor), Jonathan Roberts (Staff Writer) and Efrain Hernandez-Mendoza (Art Editor).Online presence
Linux Format has a dedicated magazine website which contains forums for readers to interact with the editorial staff and writers, as well as an extensive reference section for the articles in the magazine. In February 2009, the Linux Format editorial staff launched TuxRadar. TuxRadar has become the primary method of the editorial team getting Linux news on to the Internet, with the Linux Format webpage undergoing some modifications to become more community-focused.See also
- Linux User and DeveloperLinux User and DeveloperLinux User and Developer is a monthly magazine about Linux.Linux User and Developer is a UK magazine written specifically for Linux professionals and IT decision makers. It is available in newsagents, via subscription, or for download as a PDF for a fee from the magazine's web page.- External links...
- Linux MagazineLinux MagazineLinux Magazine is a European professional journal. It addresses itself to readers who work professionally with operating systems based around the Linux kernel. Linux Magazine is published by Linux New Media AG and was born after the great success of Linux-Magazin...
- Linux-MagazinLinux-MagazinLinux-Magazin is a German professional journal. It addresses itself to readers who work professionally with the Linux operating system. The Linux Magazin is the second oldest magazine about Linux in the world...
- Linux Magazine (USA)Linux Magazine (USA)Linux Magazine was a magazine about Linux written in English and published in the United States.In June 2008, Linux New Media AG purchased assets related to Linux Magazine...