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Sys Admin Magazine Ceases Publication

Posted by kdawson on from the paper-is-obsolete-anyway dept.

keithl writes "I received a postcard in the mail today informing me that Sys Admin magazine has ceased publication. 'We regret to inform you that the magazine has ceased publication effective with the August 2007 issue.' Only paid subscribers with remaining issues receive this mailing. If you do nothing, they will send you a copy of the Sys Admin archive CD (1992 – August 2007), or you can return the card for a full refund of all unsent issues. The deadline to return the postcard for a refund is October 1, 2007." The magazine's Web site has no word that I could find on the closing down of print publication.

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  1. it was probably the swimsuit issue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...bad idea.

  2. Wow.... by Itninja · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that sucks. I hadn't heard anything about this. I actually subscribe to this magazine, and find (check that, found) it very helpful. I think if they had developed a way to digitally copy/paste text from the paper to my application, that would have save them. So many times I have said 'this code is really great. I'll just select it all and...oh wait... DAMMIT!'.

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  3. Because of Windows Server by MicrosoftElitist · · Score: 0, Funny

    It's because of the ever shrinking UNIX installs, since Windows Server has become the dominant operating system in the data center. TechNet is a more relevant magazine that all of you open source zealots should start reading. Linux with Beryl is great for flipping your screen around in a cube all day. Windows is great for when you want to run a business.

  4. Re:on that general topic by eln · · Score: 3, Funny

    Holy crap, the Weekly World News is gone?! What kind of God would allow that to happen?

    Screw Sysadmin magazine, civilized society cannot survive without the sheer awesomeness of the Weekly World News. Where will I go for my weekly Batboy update now? Oh, the injustice of it all!

  5. Re:Ceased Computer Publications by trolltalk.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    "My defunct publication list (all of which I still have),"

    (extensive list)

    Sounds like having you as a subscriber is the magazine equivalent of the "click of death!" Could you do us a favour and subscribe to all those *wonderful* government publications, like tax notices, etc? And Bush's speeches?

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    Kevin Smith on Prince
  6. Re:Eh... by poopie · · Score: 5, Funny

    it always seemed like they were shooting for too much of a novice crowd.


    That's because the true UNIX sysadmin gurus already know everything.
  7. a sad day but by Adult+film+producer · · Score: 2, Funny

    I still have the first four issues wrapped up in plastic. Hopefully they'll be worth something on ebay one day.

  8. Re:shrug. another death of old media. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Heh. I'm so lucky. This is the 2nd time a magazine ceases publication as soon as I get to publish an article (I wrote the 'OpenPGP for http' article of the last SAMag issue). Awesome. Will you please write an article for PC World and PC Mag? Thanks!
  9. Re:Eh... by Minwee · · Score: 4, Funny

    I knew that.