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.[1][2] 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,[1] 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.[3][2] Otter announced the magazine's closing on 7 July 2009.
References
- ^ a b Ellen Hollemans (20 January 2005). "New magazine to boost open-source revolution". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Independent publisher targets niche open source market". Biz Community. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Tracy Burrows (19 January 2005). "South Africa: Open Source Publication Goes to Print". All Africa. Johannesburg. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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