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Linux Journal runs shutdown -h now for a second time: Mag editor fires parting shot at proprietary software

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Linux Journal runs shutdown -h now for a second time: Mag editor fires parting shot at proprietary software

We are letting the tech giants win, says Kyle Rankin

Linux Journal has closed with "no operating funds to continue in any capacity", according to a notice on its site.

First published in March 1994, Linux Journal was founded by Phil Hughes and Bob Young, the latter being the co-founder of Red Hat.

The first issue, which you can read online, includes an article by Linus Torvalds where he talks about the imminent release of Linux 1.0, remarking that "1.0 has little 'real meaning', as far as development goes, but should be taken as an indication that it can be used for real work".

"The lack of a newsstand presence meant we lost one of our main avenues for attracting new readers to the magazine," wrote editor Kyle Rankin in a reflection on the mag's history earlier this year.

In December 2017, Rankin announced the journal's closure, but was rescued by London Trust Media, a VPN service provider, which worked out a plan to make the publication viable.

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