[2019] Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye (linuxjournal.com)

Yeah when I saw the email I was kind of sad. kind of because I saw it coming. When my subscription ran out in June I didn't renew. So i guess I am partially to blame.

I added [2019] to the title to distinguish this from news concerning the 2017 almost-closure.

I'm sad to see it go, I had fond memories of reading it from when I was a beginner learning systems administration. But over time the articles became less and less relevant to me, and while I remained subscribed I rarely read the magazine.

I have been a subscriber all these years, this goodbye is pretty sad but many many publishers are struggling these days, LJ is not alone, it's probably about time, sigh.

I wish someone can keep site read-only for years to come, still there are gems in those articles and could be hit by google.

Very saddened by this. I very much enjoyed LJ even though I didn't "deep dive" into many of the articles. Honestly the original appeal for me was the PAPER publication - I can't stand staring at a screen if I'm not working... Have spent enough of my life staring at the screens.

Even after LJ went online-only I kept the subscription going because I didn't want to lose a publication that was so focused on something that is so important to me, and hopefully, all of us: Pure Linux and cool new open source software.

Best wishes to Kyle and the rest of the team and thanks for giving it another go!!!

I've been writing for LJ since 1996. I just got up and saw this.

I'm very saddened by the news. And yet, LJ lived for two years beyond its original obituary.

Here's what I had to say then, all of which still applies: https://lerner.co.il/2017/12/01/sad-day-end-linux-journal-2/

I still have an issue from around 2008 laying around somewhere which introduced Android to me.