Tectonic Magazine
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Tectonic Magazine was South Africa's only open source magazine. It had been published every two months by Free Speech Publishing cc.
History and profile
Tectonic Magazine was launched in March 2005.{{cite news|author=Ellen Hollemans|title=New magazine to boost open-source revolution|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2005-01-20-new-magazine-to-boost-opensource-revolution|accessdate=3 January 2016|work=Mail & Guardian|date=20 January 2005}} The magazine covered news, how-to's and in-depth articles on open source from an African perspective. It was available via subscription to South African readers, and online as a PDF to international readers.
Its tag-line was "Africa's source for open source news".
The magazine was an extension of the Tectonic web site, which was founded in 2001 by Alastair Otter, editor of Tectonic Magazine and publisher of www.tectonic.co.za.{{cite news|author=Tracy Burrows|title=South Africa: Open Source Publication Goes to Print|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200501190292.html|accessdate=3 January 2016|work=All Africa|date=19 January 2005|location=Johannesburg}}{{cite news|title=Independent publisher targets niche open source market|url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Print.aspx?l=196&c=39&ct=1&ci=5552|accessdate=3 January 2016|work=Biz Community|date=23 January 2005}} Otter announced the magazine's closing on 7 July 2009.
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External links
- [http://www.tectonic.co.za/ Tectonic Magazine]
- [http://www.tectonic.co.za Daily Tectonic open source news site]
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