Linux Weekly News (was "Btrfs -- awesome, or... well, awesome?")
Ken D'Ambrosio
ken at jots.org
Fri Feb 21 18:09:50 EST 2014
On 2014-02-21 17:23, David Hardy wrote:
> Just subscribed [to LWN]; looks very good and very interesting.
> Thanks for the tip.
The pleasure is mine. Every couple of years, I'd zip an e-mail off to
the list reminding/informing folks of how cool LWN is. But maybe it's
time for another go. Linux Weekly News started out back in '98 (or even
earlier if you include their initial attempts at being a Red Hat support
shop). It's pretty much run by Jon Corbet who, in addition to being a
really good and entertaining writer, also is a kernel hacker. While I
will never, not ever, be a kernel hacker, his weekly kernel column is my
primary reason for subscribing -- indeed, it's where I first found out
about btrfs, as well as any other of a huge number of things. That, and
he digs in *deep*.
He's also managed to hire on a handful of other folks who do a darn good
job writing as well. I really enjoy his wry sense of humor and ability
to slice through the latest kernel flamewar and show what's actually
going on from a technological perspective.
This isn't to say that LWN doesn't have other stuff to offer -- it does:
weekly columns include security, distributions, development, and
announcements. He also often gets the authors of new and exciting
projects to author articles describing same.
If the name Alan Cox rings a bell, here's a fun snippet I've enjoyed:
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2007-08/msg01778.html --
look at his last paragraph.
While LWN does charge for the current copy (at rates ranging from
$3.50/week (the "starving hacker" rate) to $600/year ("maniacal
supporter")), in the spirit of FOSS, after a week, everything is free to
read.
Lastly, the signal:noise ratio in their forums is perhaps the best of
any web-based forum with which I'm familiar.
Bottom line: if you want solid, technical news about this list's
favorite operating system, I can't recommend it strongly enough. Go
check it out, and enjoy! http://www.lwn.net
-Ken
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