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I first encountered FCM in podcast form, via a link on distrowatch.com. Since the podcast really provides only headlines, that got me into reading the magazine itself. It is so refreshing to read a publication that is not trying to sell me something. I rarely find any article that I cannot read with interest, even if it doesn't have any particular applicability to the way I use FLOSS.
Articles are always pitched just right - from my standpoint at least. I'm a reasonably experienced Linux user, but in no way an expert. They don't assume a huge level of background knowledge, but equally don't treat the reader as a complete novice. That's a clever balance to get right but FCM achieves it.
I never realised FCM had been around for so long. I hope it can keep going another 18 years or more. There is really nothing else like it around.
I also hope Moss Bliss remains the podcast host for a good while to come. He has just the right balance of confidence and authority to make you want to read the magazine.
With congratulations and best wishes.
Beeza
I honestly don't remember when I found Full Circle Magazine. I had just started with Ubuntu, probably 8.04 or 8.10. It was before Unity; I remember that. When Ubuntu first went to Unity I was mad. I didn't like it at all. As is always the way of things, I got used to it and could do what I needed. By then I had several Ubuntu-only machines, not even trying to dual boot Windows anymore. And then they went back to Gnome, and I hated that even more. It seemed like several steps back to me.
FCM usually had an article or two every month about Mint, so I tried that for a little while. FCM recommended Mint highly as an option when Ubuntu started doing flatpak apps. I understand using sandboxed apps when you are beta testing or using something that is not really designed to work in Linux. But most of my programs are made for Linux and Mint; they run faster natively than if sandboxed. So I went to Mint completely and never looked back.
I have 5 different machines that are Mint-only operating systems. The only Windows machine I have is used at work because one of the building management systems runs in only Internet Explorer, which is not even available anymore. I have to use Edge of all things, and tell it to open the site in an Internet Explorer page. One of my machines I use for everything else at work, since it is all web based. Another is used for GRAMPS and genealogy. A great open-source program if you are into genealogy. Another I use just for my bible study work and biblical Greek study. The other 2 are just general backups that I keep updated in case one dies.
FCM has always kept me current on Linux news in particular, and on operating systems in general. The news articles are usually interesting, even if I don't use that particular program. It is still nice to know in case I decide to use them at some point in time. The how-to articles are great, although some get a little too deep for my limited ability or need. I do like to read the review articles about operating systems or programs. They are very informative about what they can do and I usually wait to update until I can read an article and decide whether it is worth the trouble of updating. I am not into gaming, but those articles seem to be helpful if someone is a gamer.
I usually read FCM cover to cover, even the ads. The Daily Waddle is always funny and worth the magazine by itself! I hope that FCM sticks around for a long time for people like me. I know that some people would rather just YouTube a how-to article, or do a web search on something. FCM seems to me to be a good go-to source for reliable information and help. I usually read the magazine as soon as I download it. I like the pdf option because I think it will always be available across all platforms. I have seen epub readers come and go, and what works in one doesn't work in another one. Just me, I know.
Thanks Ronnie [and the writers], for a great magazine!
Roy A. Milner
I don't remember how I came across FCM, but it was almost certainly a recommendation on Ubuntu Forums (which have recently moved to Ubuntu Discourse [1]).
When I saw your post on r/linux [2] back in 2013, I added a comment in support of FCM. I, and a number of others, were all downvoted as shills — because we had nice things to say! How utterly ridiculous.
I have occasionally contributed to FCM.I still read FCM every release, and continue to be grateful for the hard work that you put in.
Paddy Landau
[1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/ [2] https://redd.it/1nb02n
How I first found Full Circle Magazine? I was working then and was experimenting with Ubuntu on my work machine. I wanted more information on Ubuntu and, in my searches, saw that Full Circle Magazine was about to make an appearance. Since then, I have downloaded every issue.
What do I like/dislike about FCM? It was changed from portrait to landscape. That was a good decision. I like the articles on LaTeX. I use LaTeX as much as possible. As a hardware guy, I like the technical articles that have appeared. I skim the other articles looking for gems. My only dislike is the games articles. I don't play them because I just can't be bothered.
Victor Moisey
My transition from Windows to Linux many years ago led me to FCM. It's the ideal means to stay abreast with the Linux world.
Glenn - Melbourne I have been involved with computers within my personal and professional life as a commercial photographer since the late 1980's and most of my experience has been with Microsoft Windows, Apple MacIntosh/iPad, Commodore Amiga's and Android phones/tablets.
As a user of these systems, they allow me to be more creative and productive by eliminating manual procedures to do reporting or electronic manipulation to produce a digital product. Due to the digital environment growing it was not as much of a problem to keep up with the learning curve.
Always intrigued to use digital in some way within my photography career, as it transitioned from film to digital, I embraced all of the changes as they appeared. I wanted to dabble in Linux to see how it compared to all the other operating systems and I was not disappointed when I first used Ubuntu in 2007.
It was very easy to navigate the interface, it was attractive, had the power of a command line (which I was very much a novice in) and it just worked!
My introduction to FCM was in my desire to find a resource to help me understand the underpinnings of the OS, its changes as it developed, its many iterations, and it was nice to know their were so many people out there like me who appreciated a knowledgeable resource like FCM to help them in their journey.
I admit I am not a command line geek, my personal use for the system is to learn an alternate operating system for mostly pleasure and see how well it adapts its software and compare it to Windows versions, which I use mostly nowadays.
I have 4 computers running Windows 11, and 2 running Linux Mnt 22. I have published two articles over the 18 years to contribute, but mostly I have read the monthly magazine to educate myself on the changes.
Good luck to your magazine as it has been a valuable resource over the years.
Brian Hartnell Marinette, Wisconsin