[Ipg-smz] [Ipg-l] Linux Journal Shuts Down

Thu Aug 8 15:56:09 UTC 2019

The tough news is that editorial—what we do—is not the key to a successful
publication. Because Editorial does not directly generate revenue.

On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 8:53 AM Tom Henderson via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

> It was a respectable place. It needed some marketing juice, and taking
> itself less seriously.
>
> I saw your byline there frequently. Sorry it's gone. It joins the
> tombstones of so many publications. The good news: there'll be more
> publications. The Guild has a lot of great and thoughtful tech writers.
> Journalism is mountainous, and the bottom has a rocky reputation.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 8/8/19 10:47 AM, Marcel Gagne via Ipg-smz wrote:
> > Greetings, all.
> >
> > I'm saddened by the news. I've written a lot of articles for Linux
> Journal over the years and they've always been good to me, even when I got
> extremely drunk at their parties or plied their readers with alcohol. Of
> the people on this list, I probably have the longest (or close to it)
> history with the publication, so it's hard to see the magazine die yet
> again. It's also sad because it's yet another publication following so many
> others into extinction.
> >
> > This is why we have archive.org, I suppose. Given how many magazines
> we've lost, and will lose, perhaps the Internet Archive is where we should
> stand together for the final battle.
> >
> > -- Marcel
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ipg-smz" <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> > To: "ipg-l" <ipg-l at netpress.org>, "ipg-smz" <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> > Cc: "Christine Hall" <christine at fossforce.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 9:41:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Ipg-smz] [Ipg-l] Linux Journal Shuts Down
> >
> > Bryan Lunduke. He's been around forever, both as a writer, and as Richi
> > mentioned, as a popular speaker at open source conferences. He wrote a
> > column "The Linux Tycoon" for years -- for NetworkWorld, I believe --
> > and in the last couple of years, at least until he joined LJ, produced
> > and hosted a videocast that seemed to get a lot of traffic.
> >
> > He's definitely not for everyone's taste, but he's always an interesting
> > read.
> >
> > And yes, this is the second time that LJ ceased publication. Whey
> > announced in 2017 that they were shutting down, but immediately an angel
> > showed up brought money and a new business plan to play.
> >
> > I wrote a couple of articles for them when they resumed publication, and
> > only quit writing because my day job doesn't leave me the time.
> > Otherwise, I'd still be writing for them today. They paid reasonably
> > well and paid on time.
> >
> > Christine Hall
> > Publisher & Editor
> > FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
> > http://fossforce.com
> >
> > On 8/8/19 8:23 AM, Ken Hess via Ipg-l wrote:
> >> I've never heard of this Lunduke person.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Ken
> >>
> >> Kenneth Hess
> >> (918) 919-0411 (Skype)
> >> Twitter: @kenhess
> >> Skype: kenneth_hess
> >> kenhess.com <http://www.kenhess.com/> - frugalnetworker.com
> >> <http://frugalnetworker.com/>
> >> Filmmaker - Podcaster - Reviewer - System Administrator - Writer
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 7:20 AM Rikki Endsley via Ipg-l
> >> <ipg-l at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-l at netpress.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>      I'm no fan of Lunduke, but it's incredibly unfair to blame him for
> >>      Linux Journal shutting down.
> >>
> >>      I followed their business for years when I worked on Linux Pro
> >>      Magazine, and they haven't had the ad sales or subscription numbers
> >>      to stay afloat in ages. It's been a passion project for folks
> >>      working on Linux Journal and no one was getting rich from their
> >>      contributions. I'm sorry to see the publication fold, but also not
> >>      surprised.
> >>
> >>      If you hear of any of the writers looking for work writing advanced
> >>      Linux/open source/developer articles, please send them my way.
> >>
> >>      Best regards,
> >>      Rikki
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>      On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 11:44 PM Swapnil Bhartiya via Ipg-l
> >>      <ipg-l at netpress.org <mailto:ipg-l at netpress.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>          Sad day for 'Consumer' Desktop Linux community. But what do you
> >>          expect when you hire folks like Bryan Lunduke as Deputy Editor.
> >>
> >>
> >>              /*On August 7, 2019, Linux Journal shut its doors for good.
> >>              All staff were laid off and the company is left with no
> >>              operating funds to continue in any capacity. The website
> >>              will continue to stay up for the next few weeks, hopefully
> >>              longer for archival purposes if we can make it happen.*/
> >>
> >>
> >>              /*–Linux Journal, LLC*/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication-awkward-goodbye
> >>
> >>
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