| Tux Magazine folds |
Jan. 02, 2007
 Tux magazine, billed as "The first and only magazine for the new Linux user," has published its last issue, according to a New Year's Day announcement by publisher Phil Hughes. The magazine had achieved a circulation of over 100,000 readers, Hughes said.
"While we have received an amazing amount of positive feedback about the magazine, the financial reality of the situation made it impossible for us to continue publishing Tux," Hughes said. "Current revenues didn't cover current costs, much less allow us to expand the publication as we wished."
 Tux was an electronic publication, available for download in PDF format for $9.95 per year from its website.
"For those that had a paid subscription, you have been sent email with your options," added Hughes.
Tux was originally owned and published by SSC, which had also published Linux Journal magazine since 1994. Hughes, founder of Linux Journal, left SSC late last year to form Tux Media Ltd., which acquired Tux from SSC.
Linux Journal, meanwhile, was acquired from SSC in December of 2006 by Belltown Media Inc., based in Houston, Texas. Belltown Media, in turn, was founded by Carlie Fairchild, who had worked closely with Hughes for over ten years.
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