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Not sure entirely what niche they are aiming for. I don't think there is space in todays media environment for something in between superb depth (LWN) or breadt
by stefan_ 6y ago
Not sure entirely what niche they are aiming for. I don't think there is space in todays media environment for something in between superb depth (LWN) or breadth (Phoronix).
- zapzupnz 6y agoI think it's for a more leisurely read. Not everybody consumes technical updates in such depth as those websites offer. There are plenty of Linux online magazines, not just those two, and they do just fine. It's never a bad thing to have more Linux-related content, different opinions, and to see things from new angles.
- TwoNineFive 6y agoTrolling for dollar dollar bills, just like slashdot does.
- stevekemp 6y agoI'm curious too. Of the "old" sites LWN is the only one I keep reading. I just reached a point where I stopped caring about slashdot, kuroshin, linuxjournal, the register, and similar sites. The only "old" site I still miss is freshmeat, I guess these days software discovering is achieved via github, but I have recurring thoughts that some curation of "20 new releases" and "10 new projects" might be interesting. Of course as soon as I think that I realize that people who follow node, golang, python, and similar niches would have no interest in other software so the dream dies. Advogato is another site I wish still existed, but my involvement there was only sporadic, at best.
- iuguy 6y agoThe coolgithubprojects subreddit gives me my periodic freshmeat releases list hit: https://pay.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/ https://pay.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/ You can even put it in your RSS reader via https://pay.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/.rss https://pay.reddit.com/r/coolgithubprojects/.rss