Here's what the LWN FAQ has to say about subscriber links: http://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn#slinks http://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn#slinks Where is it appropriate to post a

Here's what the LWN FAQ has to say about subscriber links: http://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn#slinks http://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn#slinks Where is it appropriate to post a subscriber link? Almost anywhere. Private mail, messages to project mailing lists, and blog entries are all appropriate. As long as people do not use subscriber links as a way to defeat our attempts to gain subscribers, we are happy to see them shared. In the past, corbet has said that posting the occasional link to Hacker News is acceptable: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1966033 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1966033 As long as the posting of subscriber links in places like this is occasional, I believe it serves as good marketing for LWN - indeed, every now and then, I even do it myself. Personally, I get lots of mileage out of my LWN subscription-they do great reporting, and they try very hard to avoid sensationalism. If you work with Linux professionally, and you like Hacker News, you'll probably appreciate LWN.