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

[Ken Hess]

By LWN, do you mean lwn.net? I haven't visited that site in several years.
Didn't know it is still around.

Thanks,

Ken

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On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 1:52 PM Swapnil Bhartiya via Ipg-smz <
ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:

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> On Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at 2:01 PM Jonathan Corbet via Ipg-smz <
> ipg-smz at netpress.org> wrote:
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>> > I'm no fan of Lunduke, but it's incredibly unfair to blame him for Linux
>> > Journal shutting down.
>>
>> That's pretty much what I came here to say.
>>
> I meant to say that they hired someone who was part of the problem and not
> the solution.  If they don't know to hire good people, they are doomed to
> fail.
>
>>
>> Besides, we know that the real problem is cheapskate Linux users:
>>
>>         https://betanews.com/2019/08/08/linux-journal-dies-again-rip/
>>
>> Now that's what I call quality journalism...
>>
>
> I would disagree with the article. The publishing industry is going
> through a transformation. Many major publishing houses have shut down or
> got acquired. IDG's was acquired, the whole fleet of CIO and the rest was
> laid .. there are many more examples. eWeek is another example. Prior to
> Trump news organizations were in trouble. His madness has kinda pumped new
> life into 'journalism'. So, the failure of LJ has nothing to do with the
> fact that Linux users are cheap stake, its about business model. You have a
> sustainable model for LWN and all you have is Linux users. The problem is
> the demography these publications target - these are mostly students,
> enthusiasts or nutcases who want to go off the grid. These publications
> actually play a role in spreading that mentality that 'copying is not
> theft' or paying is evil, technology is not a tool it's a religion and
> mostly they bash Microsoft, Apple and everyone else... They cultivated that
> culture, now the chickens are coming home. You can't commercialize your
> product if this is your target audience. That is why I stopped covering and
> caring about 'consumer desktop Linux users. I know there is a heavy market
> for pageviews. Every Ubuntu of Mint coverage will get thousands of page
> views, but what kind fo audience will that be? Not the kind I want to hang
> outwit. So I stopped caring about them.  I ditched the fan following I
> gained over the years and walked away from them. I don't want them. That
> said, there is a market for 'Linux'. These are pro users. Developers. But
> that market is kinda dominated by LWN and you are doing an excellent job
> there. You also have Linux users, but you have the cream. You will harvest
> what you sow.
>
> > If you hear of any of the writers looking for work writing advanced
>> > Linux/open source/developer articles, please send them my way.
>>
>> Give them a nudge in my direction while you're at it :)
>>
>> jon
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