A new era for LWN [LWN.net]

A new era for LWN

Posted Sep 26, 2002 4:31 UTC (Thu) by ksmathers (subscriber, #2353)
In reply to: A new era for LWN by phubert
Parent article: A new era for LWN

If we want it to BE, then we shouldn't complain about $60/annum .. Either we DO want to support this, or we don't.

Well, as I wrote, I have supported 'this'. Discounts for yearly service encourage more people to join for a year at a time so that I don't have to wonder if the thing will exist next week, or the week after, or the week after that. It also concentrates the membership drive into discreet points in time so people don't get bored with the message.

The multi-rate thing is almost more like NPR (which I also donate money to). I'm confused by whether I'm supporting the site with my membership, or paying for membership. If it is support, then where is my LWN thankyou mug? ;)

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A new era for LWN

Posted Oct 23, 2002 16:34 UTC (Wed) by phubert (subscriber, #2972) [Link]

Yeah, I bought a Linux mug from some site ..ahhh ON THE MUG: www.linux.org .. but the darned thing was too small to USE... gotta be 16 oz.

O.K. lwn.net, you wanna sell mugs for support: make them BIG ..please?

I gave away 5 or 6 of the linux.org mugs .. but no one else is using them, either.. see my point?

Perhaps the Tux Gallery could provide some inspiration for mug designs?
(Yeah, I DON'T know if that would be practical .. but if it IS.. I may have hit on a new source of revenue for lwn.. right?)