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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoronix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoronix It's been around for a while, and is pretty well known articles related to Linux,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoronix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoronix It's been around for a while, and is pretty well known articles related to Linux, hardware, and benchmarking. While I'm not especially interested in a lot of the topics they cover, I still think it's a valuable resource.

simcop2387 11y ago
One of the biggest reasons I read it is that it's the best place I've found for news about Mesa, Wayland, and other Linux graphics support topics.
- scrollaway 11y ago
  The guy scours a lot of mailing lists and posts about small releases and such. There isn't much content, but I've had phoronix in my rss reader for the titles alone; it's nice to be informed about that stuff.
  - PeCaN 11y ago
    Sometimes he does quite good in-depth articles (such as his Talos Workstation preliminary benchmarks[1]) but mostly it's a nice site to avoid having to scour mailing lists to hear about cool new stuff. 1. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=talos-workstation&num=1 http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=talos-wor...
  - sandGorgon 11y ago
    This is extremely incorrect. He built a test suite PTS to uncover kernel regression and is credited for atleast one major power regression discovery. A lot of his articles are interpretive, but it's the best way to digest progress in the Linux world on everything ranging from kernel to hardware..which he often surfaces using git commits. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM PTS evolved into openbenchmarking.org which has had 17 MILLION downloads for people using it to benchmark and test their desktops and hardware. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=17-Million-Downloads-OB https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=17-Milli...
    - scrollaway 11y ago
      On ~95% of his articles there is extremely little content. It's usually copypastes of release notes and emails. Yes, I'm aware there's excellent articles on performance tests and such. They are rare. I have a lot of respect for Phoronix for the sheer amount of time the guy invests in it, but it is pageview driven because of its ads. I sent in a tip on his paypal because of this as I'm hopeful this move will encourage less fluff and more high quality content.
      - sandGorgon 11y ago
        My problem with him is that it is bloody hard to actually buy premium. I just want to click a button and be done with it.
- mikekchar 11y ago
  Yeah, I've actually used it as my main source for keeping track of Mesa progress. It's really useful. It may sounds stupid, but I didn't know he had a "premium" version. I should send him some of the bitcoins I mined when you could still mine with CPUs...

simcop2387 11y ago

One of the biggest reasons I read it is that it's the best place I've found for news about Mesa, Wayland, and other Linux graphics support topics.

scrollaway 11y ago
The guy scours a lot of mailing lists and posts about small releases and such. There isn't much content, but I've had phoronix in my rss reader for the titles alone; it's nice to be informed about that stuff.
- PeCaN 11y ago
  Sometimes he does quite good in-depth articles (such as his Talos Workstation preliminary benchmarks[1]) but mostly it's a nice site to avoid having to scour mailing lists to hear about cool new stuff. 1. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=talos-workstation&num=1 http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=talos-wor...
- sandGorgon 11y ago
  This is extremely incorrect. He built a test suite PTS to uncover kernel regression and is credited for atleast one major power regression discovery. A lot of his articles are interpretive, but it's the best way to digest progress in the Linux world on everything ranging from kernel to hardware..which he often surfaces using git commits. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTUxMw http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MTM PTS evolved into openbenchmarking.org which has had 17 MILLION downloads for people using it to benchmark and test their desktops and hardware. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=17-Million-Downloads-OB https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=17-Milli...
  - scrollaway 11y ago
    On ~95% of his articles there is extremely little content. It's usually copypastes of release notes and emails. Yes, I'm aware there's excellent articles on performance tests and such. They are rare. I have a lot of respect for Phoronix for the sheer amount of time the guy invests in it, but it is pageview driven because of its ads. I sent in a tip on his paypal because of this as I'm hopeful this move will encourage less fluff and more high quality content.
    - sandGorgon 11y ago
      My problem with him is that it is bloody hard to actually buy premium. I just want to click a button and be done with it.
mikekchar 11y ago
Yeah, I've actually used it as my main source for keeping track of Mesa progress. It's really useful. It may sounds stupid, but I didn't know he had a "premium" version. I should send him some of the bitcoins I mined when you could still mine with CPUs...