Started off bad, but slowly getting better.. (Linux Format)

Member Name: movielad

Product:	Linux Format
Date:	01/05/01 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: It's Linux!

Disadvantages: It's for the beginner, and not comprehensive enough for intermediate or advanced users...

When I originally bought Linux Format, I thought the layout was terrible (waaay too basic and the whole magazine was too thin). Another minus point was the lack of any really useful information other than guides for the beginner.

Around the same time, Linux Magazine was coming on the market and it was vastly superior - it had far better articles (that catered for the intermediate and advanced) and offered a much better layout and value for money.

Needless the say, I opted to subscribe to Linux Magazine (and Linux Journal) rather than Linux Format. However, Linux Magazine these days are beginning to offer basic articles for the beginner, and I would suspect this has something to do with competing with Linux Format.

That said, the recently re-launched issue shows much better layout and improvement in quality of articles. It still has some way to go, but I reckon it'll get there soon.

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