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  1. boot & debian by cjmilne · · Score: 1 · on Maximum Linux Exceeded: Shutdown
    for those of you who remember, boot beget Maximum PC which beget Maximum Linux. boot was the original tweaker's mag, with emphasis on getting what YOU wanted out of your computer (and pioneering the kick ass award). these guys did know what they were talking about, and the organization has a long history of supporting linux and promoting it. as evidence their November 97 CD included Debian (1.3 probably) on it and the issue itself was dedicated to installation & configuration of your brand-new linux box.

    as with every other magazine on the planet you can't cater to all tastes, and the linux community is substantially more diverse then most. say what you will about Maximum Linux, the fact is these folk have been in this field for quite a while & their presence will be missed. fingers crossed, they'll end up as regular contributors to MaxPC. i for one appreciate the attempt & wish them the best of luck.


    cjm


    the latest issue of Maximum Linux was stuck into my drugstore's puny magazine collection, when i spotted it i nearly had a heart attack, now i guess i'll have to go pick it up as a collector's item. c'mon, linux, in my DRUGSTORE ?....i never saw that coming.

  2. have to disagree by mushroom+blue · · Score: 0 · on ZD "Objective Reporting" Not Just For Linux
    not that I'm a friend of EGM anymore (it's totally gone to crap after Steve, Ed, Martin and Sushi left. RIP the original Review Crew), but I do have to disagree with you. If you would recall a recent issue of EGM where they reviewed Superman. The main editor of the mag (john Davidson or something), gave it a 0.5 out of 10... Stating that it should get at least half a point for just booting up. The kicker is, the magazine had been hawking it up for months. it was hysterical. They also gave low points to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver because of the fact that it was unfinished... and they had a huge feature on it a few issues back. Luckily, there are still things at EGM that won't change, such as:

    THQ is a half-assed outfit.
    Acclaim games will always suck.
    Movie-Based Games will always suck (except Goldeneye).
    Games based on licenses (spawn, McKids, etc) will suck worse than a broken hoover.

    I do have to agree with you on the "Linux VS. NT" test, as they borked it all up. Although I really don't think they were "paid" by micro$haft, they most likely fixed the outcome to stay in microsoft's favor. Considering all the "alternative OS" crap they've been mentioning, Microsoft's gotta be pretty peeved at their little llamas.

    For official Magazines, here's my picks:
    PC: Maximum PC. they like linux, and are pretty straight-up. They even interviewed Linus Torvalds in their last issue of Boot (when they were still called that).
    Linux: either Linux Magazine or Maximum Linux.
    PC Gaming: PC Accelerator. good, and funny.
    Console Gaming: GameFan. They're also keen on emulation (as seen by www.vintagegaming.com)

    DavesClassics is dead. Long live Zophar.net

  3. have to disagree by mushroom+blue · · Score: 2 · on ZD "Objective Reporting" Not Just For Linux
    not that I'm a friend of EGM anymore (it's totally gone to crap after Steve, Ed, Martin and Sushi left. RIP the original Review Crew), but I do have to disagree with you. If you would recall a recent issue of EGM where they reviewed Superman. The main editor of the mag (john Davidson or something), gave it a 0.5 out of 10... Stating that it should get at least half a point for just booting up. The kicker is, the magazine had been hawking it up for months. it was hysterical. They also gave low points to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver because of the fact that it was unfinished... and they had a huge feature on it a few issues back. Luckily, there are still things at EGM that won't change, such as:

    THQ is a half-assed outfit.
    Acclaim games will always suck.
    Movie-Based Games will always suck (except Goldeneye).
    Games based on licenses (spawn, McKids, etc) will suck worse than a broken hoover.

    I do have to agree with you on the "Linux VS. NT" test, as they borked it all up. Although I really don't think they were "paid" by micro$haft, they most likely fixed the outcome to stay in microsoft's favor. Considering all the "alternative OS" crap they've been mentioning, Microsoft's gotta be pretty peeved at their little llamas.

    For official Magazines, here's my picks:
    PC: Maximum PC. they like linux, and are pretty straight-up. They even interviewed Linus Torvalds in their last issue of Boot (when they were still called that).
    Linux: either Linux Magazine or Maximum Linux.
    PC Gaming: PC Accelerator. good, and funny.
    Console Gaming: GameFan. They're also keen on emulation (as seen by www.vintagegaming.com)

    DavesClassics is dead. Long live Zophar.net

  4. Japanese Internet? by Bug-Man · · Score: 1 · on Canada Builds World's Fastest Network

    Weren't the Japanese going to create an internet that went 1000 times faster than what we have right now?

  5. coming in Septmeber? by Gordo · · Score: 1 · on "Maximum Linux" Magazine?
    I stumbled across this message board where the guys and gals at maxPC were testing the waters and asking for letters to the editor. I submitted the link to /., but I guess it didn't qualify as a story, it really didn't have much behind it.

    I hope that it will have the same quality as BOOT had and that MaxPC has now.

    If they do publish and it is as good thier other mags this is a great thing for the community and I'll be first in line for subscription.