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LWN in Trouble

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the o-negative-cash-needed-stat dept.

DanDan writes: "It seems that Linux Weekly News may be on the rocks. Tucows has cut support and they have lost their Senior Editor. It would be sad to see them go." Anybody who has bright ideas or cash burning a hole in your pocket should check out their discussion list.

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  1. capitalism at work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is this really the loss that the slash-dot editors would have you believe it is?

    I submit to you that the answer is no. Their inability to be profitable is caused by either inefficient business practices (in which case another, more efficient will take their place if a profit can be made), or the "community" doesn't value them enough to support them financially, in which case their value is negligent.

  2. Re:Subscriptions by tim_maroney · · Score: 2, Troll

    How many "information wants to be free" geeks are gonna pay for a scrip to LWN when they can get other linux news for free?

    Yeah, marketing to those who, by definition, are reluctant to pay for things is kind of a sucker's game.

    Tim