On 2014-02-21 17:23, David Hardy wrote: > Just subscribed [to LWN]; looks very good and very interesting. > Thanks for the tip.
The pleasure is mine. Every couple of years, I'd zip an e-mail off to the list reminding/informing folks of how cool LWN is. But maybe it's time for another go. Linux Weekly News started out back in '98 (or even earlier if you include their initial attempts at being a Red Hat support shop). It's pretty much run by Jon Corbet who, in addition to being a really good and entertaining writer, also is a kernel hacker. While I will never, not ever, be a kernel hacker, his weekly kernel column is my primary reason for subscribing -- indeed, it's where I first found out about btrfs, as well as any other of a huge number of things. That, and he digs in *deep*. He's also managed to hire on a handful of other folks who do a darn good job writing as well. I really enjoy his wry sense of humor and ability to slice through the latest kernel flamewar and show what's actually going on from a technological perspective. This isn't to say that LWN doesn't have other stuff to offer -- it does: weekly columns include security, distributions, development, and announcements. He also often gets the authors of new and exciting projects to author articles describing same. If the name Alan Cox rings a bell, here's a fun snippet I've enjoyed: http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2007-08/msg01778.html -- look at his last paragraph. While LWN does charge for the current copy (at rates ranging from $3.50/week (the "starving hacker" rate) to $600/year ("maniacal supporter")), in the spirit of FOSS, after a week, everything is free to read. Lastly, the signal:noise ratio in their forums is perhaps the best of any web-based forum with which I'm familiar. Bottom line: if you want solid, technical news about this list's favorite operating system, I can't recommend it strongly enough. Go check it out, and enjoy! http://www.lwn.net -Ken _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
