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In December 2007, the Full Circle Magazine Podcast started. After two episodes, the podcast stopped production, due to the host unable to dedicate time to the podcast. In March 2010, the podcast was re-established by Robin Catling, along with Ed Hewitt and Dave Wilkins, with an entirely new format. Each episode, the podcast covers news, round up of the latest issue of the magazine, interviews, reviews and feedback from listeners.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}
In December 2007, the Full Circle Magazine Podcast started. After two episodes, the podcast stopped production, due to the host unable to dedicate time to the podcast. In March 2010, the podcast was re-established by Robin Catling, along with Ed Hewitt and Dave Wilkins, with an entirely new format. Each episode, the podcast covers news, round up of the latest issue of the magazine, interviews, reviews and feedback from listeners.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

==Contents==

The magazine has many different sections which are featured in each issue.

*'''Editorial:''' Covering the contents of this month's issue, Written by Ronnie Tucker
*'''News:''' The latest Ubuntu/Linux news
*'''Command & Conquer:''' Tutorials of the command line, Written by Lucas Westermann
*'''How-To:''' Tutorials on how to do certain tasks
*'''My Story:''' Stories sent in by the community on their experiences with Linux
*'''My Opinion:''' An opinion on a topic sent in by the community
*'''Review:''' Review of a product or application sent in by the community
*'''MOTU Interview:''' Interview with a member of the MOTU
*'''Letters:''' Emails/Messages received from the community
*'''Ubuntu Women:''' Articles surrounding the women of Ubuntu.
*'''Ubuntu Games:''' News and reviews of Linux Gaming, Written by Ed Hewitt
*'''Q&A:''' Ubuntu help questions submitted by the community and answers, Written by Gord Campbell
*'''My Desktop:''' Submitted screenshots of user's desktops
*'''Top 5:''' List of 5 applications of certain topic


==Staff==
==Staff==

Revision as of 08:33, 7 June 2010

Full Circle Magazine
File:FullCircleMagazineLogo.png
EditorRonnie Tucker[1]
CategoriesLinux magazine
FrequencyMonthly
First issueApril 2007[2]
CompanyFull Circle Team
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Websitefullcirclemagazine.org

Full Circle Magazine is a free distribution Portable Document Format magazine that was launched in April 2007. The magazine is an independent publication and is not affliated with Canonical Ltd., the sponsors of the Ubuntu operating system. It is advertising-supported and relies on volunteer writers for much of its editorial content.[1][3][4]

The publication is aimed at users of the Ubuntu operating system and all its dervatives, including Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu. It focuses on product reviews, community news, how-to articles, programming and troubleshooting tips. It is available in multiple languages; the first edition was produced in English, Estonian, Romanian, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Galician, Dutch and Indonesian, but more recent issues have been available only in English, French and Russian.[3][5][6][7]

History

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Issue 0 April 2007

Issue 0 of Full Circle Magazine was released in April 2007 and featured stories about Ubuntu’s history, features including desktop effects and new Linux games. This first edition was 17 pages in length, in portrait format.[2][3]

By Issue 25 the magazine had evolved to 28 pages in landscape format, for easier viewing as a PDF document.[1]

In December 2007, the Full Circle Magazine Podcast started. After two episodes, the podcast stopped production, due to the host unable to dedicate time to the podcast. In March 2010, the podcast was re-established by Robin Catling, along with Ed Hewitt and Dave Wilkins, with an entirely new format. Each episode, the podcast covers news, round up of the latest issue of the magazine, interviews, reviews and feedback from listeners.[citation needed]

Contents

The magazine has many different sections which are featured in each issue.

  • Editorial: Covering the contents of this month's issue, Written by Ronnie Tucker
  • News: The latest Ubuntu/Linux news
  • Command & Conquer: Tutorials of the command line, Written by Lucas Westermann
  • How-To: Tutorials on how to do certain tasks
  • My Story: Stories sent in by the community on their experiences with Linux
  • My Opinion: An opinion on a topic sent in by the community
  • Review: Review of a product or application sent in by the community
  • MOTU Interview: Interview with a member of the MOTU
  • Letters: Emails/Messages received from the community
  • Ubuntu Women: Articles surrounding the women of Ubuntu.
  • Ubuntu Games: News and reviews of Linux Gaming, Written by Ed Hewitt
  • Q&A: Ubuntu help questions submitted by the community and answers, Written by Gord Campbell
  • My Desktop: Submitted screenshots of user's desktops
  • Top 5: List of 5 applications of certain topic

Staff

The production staff consists of:[1][4]

  • Editor: Ronnie Tucker
  • Webmaster: Rob Kerfia
  • Communications Manager: Robert Clipsham
  • Editorial Staff: Mike Kennedy, David Haas, Gord Campbell, Nicola Cappellini, Ryan Hartlage, David Sutton

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Full Circle Magazine (2009). "Full Circle Magazine Issue 25" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b Full Circle Magazine (2007). "Full Circle Magazine Issue 0". Retrieved 2009-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c Ryan (2007). "Full Circle Magazine for Ubuntu Users". Retrieved 2009-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b Canonical Ltd. (2009). "Ubuntu Magazine - Full Circle". Retrieved 2009-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Ubuntu on the Dell Mini 9 (2009). "Full Circle Magazine". Retrieved 2009-06-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Full Circle Magazine (2007). "Issue 0". Retrieved 2009-06-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Full Circle Magazine (2009). "Issue 24". Retrieved 2009-06-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
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