[Novalug] Linux Pro Magazine

Ken Kauffman kkauffman@headfog.com
Mon Aug 23 18:40:20 EDT 2010


I understand the principles behind business and the need to contract
subscription services, but the principle of it just irked me.  It's not like
I'll be cancelling my subscription over it.

K

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 17:28, Jared Smith <jaredsmith@jaredsmith.net>wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Peter Larsen
> <plarsen@famlarsen.homelinux.com> wrote:
> > LAST one? The whole dump says .NET - hillarious. But most likely because
> > the company behind LinuxPro runs a ton of other magazines and really
> > doesn't support open source at all. Gives you cause to wonder a bit
> > about the magazine though.
>
> Most large magazines don't handle their own subscriptions -- they pay
> outside companies to manage their subscription lists for them.  In
> general, the attitude is "Let's concentrate on what we do best
> (building magazines), and let someone else do what they do best
> (manage subscriber lists, handle complaints, etc.)"
>
> -Jared Smith
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