''Linux Voice'' was a

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and

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magazine (print and digital) which began publication in the UK in April 2014. It was sold on news-stands around the world.

History

The magazine started as a result of a successful

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crowdfunding campaign in late 2013, which raised over £120,000. The editorial staff of the magazine came entirely from the UK magazine ''

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''. They resigned to pursue a different agenda in magazine/online publishing. Editorial Director Andrew Gregory claimed the magazine would return a portion of profits to "the community that we serve". The magazine shared 50% of its yearly profits with reader-voted FOSS projects. The profits were split between 'software' and 'projects and distros' with the top 3 winners in each category receiving a part of the total funds. In 2015 the winners in the software category were

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which was awarded £1000,

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was awarded £300 and

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was awarded £200. In the projects and distros category, the

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was awarded £1000, the

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was awarded £300 and the

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was awarded £200. Nine months after an issue was published, it was made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license for all to read without charge in both PDF and ePub formats. On 27 October 2016 it was announced that ''Linux Voice'' was merging with ''

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''.

Podcast

In addition to the magazine, the team produced a fortnightly podcast covering Linux and wider free software issues. This continued after the closure of the magazine before ending in November 2017.

References

External links

* {{Linux 2014 establishments in the United Kingdom 2016 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Creative Commons-licensed works Defunct computer magazines published in the United Kingdom Technology podcasts Linux magazines Magazines established in 2014 Magazines disestablished in 2016 British podcasts