Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 02:20:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Linux in PC Magazine Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970723011223.2232A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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I don't recall this being mentioned here before, but if it has, my apologies--or my apologies if what I posted Saturday got through. I don't think it did. In any case PC Magazine ran a two-part article in the July 1997 and August 1997 issues on Linux-- "Leaning Toward Linux: Powerful, robust and free, Linus is worth investigating, especially if you plan to set up an Internet domain." The July 1997 article is available on-line at http://www.pcmag.com/ The August 1997 article (p. 311 ff.), "Getting the Most Out of Linux: Linux isn't easy, but its power and customizability [is that in the OECD?} make it worth the effort," emphasizes the X-Window system. These articles emphasize a certain amount of difficulty in installation and configuration, but great rewards....neither gives any hint that Linux is not the only free un*x that runs on a pc. I consider this a breakthrough ("nerdware goes mainstream"?) because PC Magazine is the pre-eminant publication in its class with heaps of advertising and resources to figure out what its readers want to read about. They've done articles on OS/2 and mentioned the role of unix servers in this-and-that, but this seems a first to me: run it on your pc. I don't recall any articles on software to make your pc run multiple operating systems or anything like that. They publish a page or two of letters in every issue--usually 60-120 words--that (always in standard English) usually compliment the magazine/author on a great, useful article, mention the job classification (not the company) of the letter writer and how the article was of interest to him/her, and provide some additional useful information for readers--a correction, a place where something may be downloaded, whatever. In any case I think a response of some enthusiasm might encourge PC Magazine to do more of this sort of thing--they do know it's not all Wintel..... You can send an e-mail message to pcmag@zd.com, or a fax to 212-503-5255, or snail to PC Magazine, One Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016-5802. West Coast FAX to 415/513/800. The author of the articles is Neil Randall, a "frequent contributor to PC Magazine and the author of The Soul of the Internet (ITCP) and coauthor of Special Edition Using Microsoft FrontPage97(Que). e-mail = nrandall@watarts.uwaterloo.ca" Maybe he should get a free set of cdroms for him to try.... Annelise > > Annelise > > > >
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