From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-31, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On 30 Jan 2026 22:43:06 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> Yeah, the business model was a pretty bad one: sell a magazine about a   
   >> free operating system to people who use said free operating system   
   >> because they enjoy getting things for free. I jest, but I imagine that   
   >> the audience was minimal. Still, it was a wonderful way for me to learn   
   >> about the operating system, and to get Linux CDs quickly.   
   >   
   > Remember the context. In the '90s people didn't have smart phones so they   
   > read magazines. Byte was fading away but Dr. Dobbs, Circuit Cellar, and   
   > others were still going strong. People bought the magazine to read and the   
   > CD was a bonus.   
   >   
   > Besides, if you believe your guru Stallman it was never about free beer.   
      
   I'm sure you remember Computer Shopper. That magazine got really thick in   
   its heyday. By the time they pulled the print edition it had gotten pretty   
   scrawny.   
      
   --   
   "Not just insane... Trump insane."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)