Linux For You

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Linux For You

Categories	Linux magazine
Monthly
First issue	February 2003
Company	EFY Enterprises Pvt. Ltd
Country	India
Language	English
Website	www.Linuxforu.com

LINUX For You (LFY) is Asia's first publication about Linux and Open Source Software^[1].

This monthly magazine from India was launched in February 2003 by the EFY Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, which also publishes other magazines, such as Electronics For You. The magazine is also distributed in Singapore and Malaysia.^{[citation needed]}

LFY has been identified as an important part of the FLOSS culture in India.^[2]

Linux for You's content ranges from introductory tutorials for new Linux users to programming for more advanced users. It includes reviews of utility tools, games and Linux distributions and as well as industry news. The magazine features colour content, lists of major Linux user groups in India and has featured interviews with prominent local and international open source developers. For example, Klaus Knopper, Paul W. Frields (Fedora project leader) and Greg Kroah-Hartman have all been interviewed in the magazine in the past.^{[citation needed]}

Like some other Linux magazines, LFY includes at least one DVD or CD containing free software.^{[citation needed]}

The magazine is usually priced at Indian rupees 100.^{[citation needed]}

Creative commons licensing

A month after publication, all articles in the magazine are placed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license except for interviews, verbatim quotes, or other matter as explicitly exempted.^[1]

External links

• Official website
• EFY Enterprises Pvt Ltd - LINUX For You's publication house.
• Linux For You webpage archives on Archive.org

References

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