I can open the March issue quickly by using "open".

I can not open the May issue. From Adobe Acrobat; I get a pop-up box that says "Could Not Launch Adobe Acrobat".

Any suggestions?

I've noticed a few people complaining about the pdf format and how 'free' pdf readers can't read it. I just thought I'd point out that kpdf from the kdegraphics package in KDE version 3.4 (based on the xpdf 3.0 rendering engine) supports PDF version 1.5 which is what the TUX magazine is published as.

Having read both issues of the magazine, I can only say, roll on June 1st.

If I may I have a couple of ideas for future articles:

1. Basic administration

To cover areas such as setting up and viewing log files as well as general house keeping.

2. Security

Although this could be construed as an advanced topic, it's in everyones best interest to have an understanding of how to secure their system.

I would love to see some guidelines on setting up a basic firewall for use with a dialup connection and perhaps a more advanced tutorial on using separate hardware to cater for those lucky enough to meet that requirement.

I would also like to see some guidelines on measures that can be taken to ensure a safe and secure environment.

Thanks for a great magazine

I like your magazine, even though I just found it and have only read a little bit. But I just noticed something ironic. When looking at the properties for the PDF's, both were created by non-Linux/OpenSource software. Issue #1 was created with QuarkXpress which I am assuming you used on a Mac since the second issue was created with Adobe Distiller for Mac. I was curious why you don't use the OpenSource Scribus.

I recommended the mag to "everybody I know", and now they will have a great opinion of a mag they can't download.

Is there an explanation for the apparent disparity in size of the downloads between the first and second editions? Or is the server reporting erroneous file sizes when it reports them at all?

I do hope someone is doing something to get files intended as TuxMagazine issues to work as downloadable files — else troubleshoot the server they're on.

I have already tried downloading from another site mirroring the files, and they had the same problem, so maybe it's the files.

Please, folks — put some attention on getting the downloads to work, even at the expense of delaying a June edition.

Bottom line, great magazine!! I tell all my friends about your magazine, especially the ones that are on the fence about switching. Your magazine puts everything is a nice, easy to follow sequence, easily readable by a Linux newbie. I would like to see an article done on the absolute murderous ordeal of trying to get a wireless card to work, unless you have an orinoco classic, which only does 11Mb, you have to deal with NDISwrappers. I will not go into the whole nightmare. Maybe I should just write one up myself!! But it would probably be beneficial to your readers to have an idea about what they are getting into; prior to taking the leap. Keep up the good work!!!

Hey guys :)
Urm... What is it with the anti-gentoo stance? One the whole, not a bad e-zine but I can't for the life of me understand the comments made about Gentoo. Although not exclusive to Gentoo Linux, it does have a really wonderful community - catering for all levels of user. Perhaps the author of the article has a problem with their Gentoo box? *NIX DOES mutli-task! (In the true sense of the word, not the Redmond version) so the comment about the desktop crawling is just not true. Agreed, there will always be, "my distro is better than your's" discussions but I don't expect uneducated editorials from a Linux e-zine that has a growing readership.

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I have been searching high and low for a magazine that helps me understand Linux in all its many technicolour forms. You guys at Tux have achieved this, and i say thank you very much. I am trying to convince my work coleagues to migrate, and here i have a ready made helper in the form of this magazine.
Thank You
Namder from Down Under

Wooohhoooo another awesome edition of Tux! This one, like the one before it, was a pleasure to read. The content was rich, the layout was awesome and I am really getting attached to all of those great writers that churn out these beautiful mags. And to all of those Tux bashers out there, get a life! I mean 2MB is small even for a 56k modem, I mean come on, its a miracle that such a rich mag weighs only 2MB. Second of all, all those people that are complaining about the mag's layout leave me saying to myself "Am I reading the same mag that they are ?" The font is crisp and clean on any modern distro, and there are tons of great PDF readers out there (including Adobe's Reader) that make the mag a joy to read.
So come on people, lets show a little appreciation and grattitude to these great people that are not only making such a great mag available to us newbies but are doing it for FREE. In this day and age, not many things of quality are FREE and we should be focusing on the mag's content more then anything else IMHO. So cheers guys, can't wait till June!!

Look great. As non geek, I think you hit the right note for the ordinary mortal

you know I love this magazine. I love that there is a magazine out there which doesn't require you to know everything about development and the kernel just to show you how to run a DVD player. This is one magazine (of all my playboy, penthouse, barely legal, PC Gamer subscriptions) that I actually look forward to reading every week. And now that Mango Parfait is there, ahh.... I can cancel all of my other subscriptions too. Well maybe not PC Gamer, I still remember Coconut Monkey.

Love to all other Tux Magazine Reads!

-suroot

My March issue file is 7 times larger than my May issue. I need to go on a diet. How did you accomplish this?

I think it's great! What you guys are doing are like no other. Keeping it real and simple for linux readers. Everyone can use Linux, my friends oppse linux and think Microsoft is dominate therefore the best. I'm always trying to turn them around but they just won't listen. :)

If you use Linux you may want to visit our website, we SuSELinuxSupport.de provide the best support for the SuSE distribution but all others are also welcomed. We are recgonized as the UnOfficial Novell SuSE Linux Support Forums at Novells Website.

Maybe in one of the future issues, you can feature support sites for linux distributions. We would gladly be one of them.

Great job and keep it up!

Tony Cai
SuSELinuxSupport
http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de

I'm unable to download the May 2005 issue of Tux. I tired both FireFox and Internet Explorer. I get an error about a server Timeout.

Thanks,
Andy

Another good magazine, especially for newbies like me. But a few observations:
1. Full screen & no apperent right click menu?
• Please make it windowed & allow jumps to different pages, or at least "end session".

2. Landscape over portrait
• I like this it fits the screen nicely - about time someone actualy moved with the times! However, the option to print to paper would be nice - printers can do landscape as well, don't you know? ;-)

3. Download size
• For some this is still a problem - so how about allowing seperate articles be downloaded?

On the download page there are apologies that the volume is big and it takes 15 minutes or more to download.
My issue no 2 was 2 Mb and took only a few minutes.

Thanks for the good compression

It seems to be very interesting , just like previous one.

Greetings to all. The second issue looks great! However, I noticed an issue that I wanted to bring forward. Maybe I am a minority, but I HATE reading things on a screen. I like to print, read, and recycle. There are quite a bit of printer unfriendly items in the pdf file, such as big, black headers, and black backgrounds on screenshots. Would it be possible to make a "printer friendly" issue available. one without all the warm and fuzzies?

Sincerely

Craig Lindholm
http://www.titan-data.com

Tux is proving to be everything I hoped it would be. Good job! Already can't wait for the next issue (when is that, by the way?).