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I don't think that link is necessarily better just because it's the original source. The linked article gives a concise overview, while the blog post spends the
by armada651 2y ago
I don't think that link is necessarily better just because it's the original source. The linked article gives a concise overview, while the blog post spends the first paragraph talking about moving and starting a new job.
- mmsc 2y agoIn general, I would wager that HN prefers intellectual curiosity over overviews. Submission guidelines infer that by stating "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter."
- codethief 2y agoSure, though I'd argue in the case of vulnerabilities an overview is particularly valuable. Not everyone wants to dive into the details; in my case what I'm most interested in is whether I (or anyone else at my day job) might be affected.
- freedomben 2y agoI would agree. I would also say that when the secondary article contains a lot of value added above, the original, such as is the case here, the secondary source is better because it is easy to follow its link to the original if that's what you'd like to see. I definitely agree with the guideline around favoring original sources, but this seems like a good time to deviate.