I'm a long time LJ columnist too, and this news makes me all kinds of happy in my heart. There's a freenode IRC channel where there's bunch of chatter going on

I'm a long time LJ columnist too, and this news makes me all kinds of happy in my heart. There's a freenode IRC channel where there's bunch of chatter going on about the resurrection - #linuxjournal - feel free to jump in and chat with staff there!