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[Posted September 29, 2004 by corbet]

From:		Joe Klemmer <klemmerj-AT-webtrek.com>
To:		letters-AT-lwn.net
Subject:		Free subscription offer
Date:		Sun, 26 Sep 2004 12:49:44 -0400

	I have made this offer in the past and I would like to do it again.

	Anyone who would like a subscription for one year of LWN who cannot
afford it or is not able to use a credit card (specifically those not in
the US) I am offering to pay of it.  I can't pay for a large number of
subscriptions* but I will try to do as many as possible for those in
need.  This isn't a joke or a hoax or anything.  It's a real offer from
a real person.

	No one took me up on this offer last year.  I hope someone does this
time.

Joe


* To be honest I can barely afford my own subscription but I do this
anyway to help support LWN and any Linux users who would find it
beneficial.

-- 
Joe Klemmer <klemmerj@webtrek.com>
Unix System/Network Administrator & Ad Hoc Programmer

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Posted Sep 30, 2004 4:34 UTC (Thu) by jamesh (guest, #1159) [Link]

Of course, at the moment they'd need to have a subscription to read this offer ...

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Posted Sep 30, 2004 14:07 UTC (Thu) by adhawkins (subscriber, #1877) [Link]

Well, yes. But non-subscribers will be able to read about it in (I think) a week...

Andy

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Posted Oct 2, 2004 18:44 UTC (Sat) by X-Nc (guest, #1661) [Link]

I'm the Joe who made this offer.

This issue of LWN Weekly should be open to everyone next Wednesday. I am going to wait for that to happen before I actually donate subscriptions. The plan (what little there is of it) is to start the donated subscriptions on November 1st. I should have enough money to pay the rent and bills plus a couple of LWN subscriptions by then. Knock wood.

I would like to also encourage others to think about doing this. I am by no means a wealthy man, in terms of money, but I can live with an extra $5 or $10 a month to help LWN, Linux and open source communities.

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Posted Sep 30, 2004 13:21 UTC (Thu) by leonid (guest, #4891) [Link]

Man, you rule! :)
Seriously.

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Posted Oct 2, 2004 18:45 UTC (Sat) by X-Nc (guest, #1661) [Link]

Thank you. I really appreciate your saying that.

Joe

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Posted Oct 1, 2004 0:08 UTC (Fri) by gravious (subscriber, #7662) [Link]

Wish I'd seen your post last year :)