spoilt brat syndrome [LWN.net]

spoilt brat syndrome

Posted Aug 8, 2002 15:13 UTC (Thu) by mogul (subscriber, #3163)
In reply to: spoilt brat syndrome by ringerc
Parent article: Where has the pioneer spirit of LWN gone?

I completely agree with this comment. I'm stunned that the writer of this letter believes that the LWN staff are being greedy, and his suggestion that they do it "for the love of it" shows that he does not understand that that is the situation *right now* and has been for a long time. I'm disappointed to think that this might be indicative of the typical feedback LWN receives.

I challenge Thomas Wardman to show us all just how cheap all this should be by tossing PostNuke up on some hosted webspace, and instantly creating the most thorough and thoughtful Linux coverage on the web. It shouldn't cost him anything, right?

LWN is the highlight of my week, and reading it gives me confidence that I'm fully aware of what's going on in the Open Source world... The only other way to satisfy that gnawing, constant hunger to keep up with and understand *everything* would be to spend all my waking hours surfing and cogitating. I know that I couldn't afford to live if that's all I had time for each day. I know how valuable my time is, and I'm thankful that others are doing the heavy lifting for me. This service (and that's what it is in the end) isn't something that should be free.

Count my vote in the subscription camp. I will happily pay magazine-level rates to continue to receive such high quality Linux coverage.

(As a suggestion, the LWN editors might try speaking with Randy Cassingham, author of the This Is True and Heroic Stories mailing lists: http://www.thisistrue.com. Randy faced the same problems when his popular free mailing list outgrew his ability to support himself. Eventually a very reader-friendly subscription system was created and he is now solvent. He travels to lecture about his experience as a successful online entrepeneur in the syndication realm.)

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