New server

Posted Feb 8, 2007 9:31 UTC (Thu) by pointwood (guest, #2814)
In reply to: New server by felixfix
Parent article: Reader survey followup

I wouldn't hesitate more than a few nanoseconds before donating :)

The Duron does it pretty well currently though - lwn.net has always loaded quickly here. A big part of the reason is probably that the pages are pretty light (mostly text).

I agree with other posters that I hope it will stay that way (simple and clean), but a redesign would be nice too. It might even draw in a few new subscribers - "bling" is important in that regard. Just look at all the work being done on the desktop front with beryl and such. What is the most talked about in regards to Vista? It's the "bling" stuff. Of course, it is not quite the same with regards to websites, but lwn.net does look a bit old/dated. I personally don't care - the high quality content is what is important, but what I'm trying to say is that some people might not even notice the high quality content, they'll leave because the site looks old and dated.

Sorry for my ramblings, I'll go get some coffee now :p