Linux Voice
{{short description|Software magazine}}
{{infobox magazine
|logo = Linux Voice (LV).svg
|logo_size = 80px
|image_file = Linux Voice April 2014 cover.png
|image_size =
|image_caption = The first issue of Linux Voice
| editor = Graham Morrison
| frequency = 12 per year
| circulation =
| category = Linux
| company =
| firstdate = 2014
| lastdate = September 2016
| country = United Kingdom
| website = {{URL|www.linuxvoice.com}}
| language = English
| issn = 2054-3778
| oclc = 914339325
}}
Linux Voice was a Linux and open source 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 Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in late 2013, which raised over £120,000.{{cite web|title=Announcing Linux Voice|url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/linux-voice|work=indiegogo}}
The editorial staff of the magazine came entirely from the UK magazine Linux Format. They resigned to pursue a different agenda in magazine/online publishing.{{cite news|last=Greenslade|first=Roy|title=Linux Format staff who quit plan to launch rival Linux Voice|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/13/linux-format-staff-who-quit-plan-to-launch-rival-linux-voice|work=theguardian.com|date=13 November 2013 |access-date=30 March 2014}}{{cite web|last=Boyle|first=Darren|title=Linux Voice secures £90,000 crowdfunded launch target |url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/linux-voice-secures-%C2%A390000-crowdfunded-launch-target|work=PressGazette |access-date=30 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330201837/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/linux-voice-secures-%C2%A390000-crowdfunded-launch-target|archive-date=30 March 2014}} 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 Scribus which was awarded £1000, GIMP was awarded £300 and Inkscape was awarded £200. In the projects and distros category, the Open Rights Group was awarded £1000, the Electronic Frontier Foundation was awarded £300 and the Free Software Foundation was awarded £200.{{cite web|title=First Profit Donating Scheme: The Winners!|url=http://www.linuxvoice.com/first-profit-donating-scheme-the-winners/|author=Andrew Gregory|date=May 7, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075430/http://www.linuxvoice.com/first-profit-donating-scheme-the-winners/|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|title=Creative Commons Issues|url=https://www.linuxvoice.com/creative-commons-issues/|website=Linux Voice|access-date=7 November 2016}}
On 27 October 2016 it was announced that Linux Voice was merging with Linux Magazine.{{cite web|title=Linux Voice / Linux Magazine Merge|url=https://www.linuxvoice.com/merge/|website=Linux Voice|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042446/https://www.linuxvoice.com/merge/|archive-date=11 November 2017|url-status=dead}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.linuxvoice.com/category/podcasts/ |title=Podcasts Archive |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-date=2015-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206213954/http://www.linuxvoice.com/category/podcasts/ |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{official website|linuxvoice.com}}
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Category:2016 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
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Category:Defunct computer magazines published in the United Kingdom
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