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Re: A note on subscription prices from LWN

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Post by simonebrunozzi »

Diederich wrote: post #11

LWN is one of the cornerstones of my very successful career. Starting from the beginning, I have (at least) read through every story and every article, every week, since 1998. Especially in the beginning, there was a lot in each article I didn't understand. I would try to do some digging into those topics. One way or another, just the weekly exposure to absolutely top notch technical writing was foundational to me. W…

Sorry to be that guy, but... Please consider donating a significant amount to them, given that they have been a cornerstone of your very successful career.

I did something similar in the past, in relation to Ubuntu, and I never regretted it, even if that money would have been very useful if spent in other ways.

Re: A note on subscription prices from LWN

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Post by bryanlarsen »

thataccount wrote: post #19
bryanlarsen wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect everybody likely to do so has already done so. Anybody who thinks $6 a month is a lot of money will also think $5 a month is a lot of money for something that they can get for free by waiting a week.

5 to 6 dollars is not much in terms of a donation. In terms of a subscription, though...One thing is voluntary if you find value, the other is mandatory to get to the value unless you are willing to wait.

I think you're reinforcing my point. Both $5 and $6 a month are a lot of money to many people. LWN isn't "about to discover" this, they've likely already discovered this in their release + 1 week traffic over the years since they set the price at $5/month.

Re: A note on subscription prices from LWN

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Post by Diederich »

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #23
Diederich wrote: post #11

LWN is one of the cornerstones of my very successful career. Starting from the beginning, I have (at least) read through every story and every article, every week, since 1998. Especially in the beginning, there was a lot in each article I didn't understand. I would try to do some digging into those topics. One way or another, just the weekly exposure to absolutely top notch technical writing was foundational to me. W…

Sorry to be that guy, but... Please consider donating a significant amount to them, given that they have been a cornerstone of your very successful career. I did something similar in the past, in relation to Ubuntu, and I never regretted it, even if that money would have been very useful if spent in other ways.

I will be doing just that today.

Re: A note on subscription prices from LWN

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Post by bayindirh »

birdieop wrote: post #22

They could also consider paying their employees less. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38106227

I'd argue otherwise.

Crab-bucket mentality aside, what they do is extremely important and hard to do.

I can't write an occasional blog post without wrestling with my ideas and words, and they constantly churn out this high quality material, without ever slowing down. They deserve what they earn.

OTOH, thanks for nudging me towards subscribing to LWN a bit more.

Edit: Just subscribed. Thank you.

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