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  • Best paid resources for Embedded Software and Firmware
    A subscription to LWN.net is most definitely worth it if you want to stay up to date with whatever is happening in the Linux world. - Source: Reddit / 22 days ago
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    LWN : Weekly news coverage of opensource technologies, programming, etc. ( Originally Linux Weekly News). - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago
  • [JOB] Technical journalism at LWN
    Would you like to be a part of the open-source community and write about its activities from the inside? LWN is looking for a writer to be a part of our team — either freelance or as a full-time position with benefits. The work is fully remote either way. Please have a look and don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago
  • Tell HN: I am adding HN to my hosts file
    You haven't said what tech things interest you, but if you enjoy keeping up with programming languages or Linux development I recommend trying a subscription to https://lwn.net/ after you block HN. The comment noise is very low and the article quality is extremely high. It isn't constantly updating like HN or Reddit so if you check it 10x a day it might only change once. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
  • I just found out about Typer, which has made my CLI life much easier. How does everyone else keep current with key utilities and packages that are being released?
    I've found the PyCoders archive to be useful to checkout semi-regularly. Also, Linux Weekly News usually has at least one detailed article regarding Python each issue(The archives are free to read without subscription). Python Weekly also has a decent listing. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago
  • The creator of Webpack introduces Turbopack, a Rust-based successor that's 700x faster
    It takes 10 minutes to open the app and click two buttons. Can read and comment dozen of articles on lwn.net in that time. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago
  • After you have configured and compiled your kernel, how do you actually use it.
    This is another one that I like very much https://lwn.net/ and has articles about kernel internals. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago
  • What books to read on linux Internals and kernel?
    May I humbly suggest keeping an eye on LWN? Among other thing, the Kernel index contains a vast amount of current kernel material. - Source: Reddit / 6 months ago
  • Next Steps for Rust in the Kernel
    That is good to know. But I looked this up and what I've found is Jonathan Corbet saying in 2010 that "occasional" posting of subscriber links is fine.[1] I am not Jonathan Corbet so I don't know what he considers occasional. But this is the fourth LWN subscriber link posted in the past 7 days, and the eighth in the past 14 days.[2] For reference, LWN currently lists 10 paywalled posts, the oldest from 13 days... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
  • From Novice to contributor to Linux Kernel and/or other Low-Level projects
    LWN.net is also nice to follow on the current development of the kernel. - Source: Reddit / 7 months ago
  • Where can I find Linux patchnotes?
    For even more technical articles LWN is awesome. - Source: Reddit / 8 months ago
  • How efficient can cat(1) be?
    Go subscribe to https://lwn.net/ and have these moments every day! - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
  • FYP ideas related to Linux?
    To learn more about the Linux internals and the progress in the kernel you can read the docs, the Linux Kernel Mailing Lsit and the excellent LWN articles. (Tip: the paid LWN articles are often posted to Hacker News, there's no need to subscribe, even though I'd recommend it cause LWN is awesome). - Source: Reddit / 9 months ago
  • Ways to monetise Linux knowledge
    It's hard to see how you could actually monetise a Linux website beyond possibly making - likely tiny - amounts of advertising revenue. Good Linux related content can be difficult to find amongst all the copycat zero value sites, but it is there. You would have to build a reputation over some years for regular, new, quality content before you could maybe charge subscriptions, and even sites which do this normally... - Source: Reddit / 9 months ago
  • Self Hosted Roundup #10
    Websites I can view that don't require JavaScript to see their content: Https://www.theguardian.com Https://news.ycombinator.com Https://lwn.net Https://docs.digitalocean.com Https://www.amazon.com. - Source: Reddit / 9 months ago
  • Ask HN: Examples of Good Technical Writing?
    Articles, technical conference coverage, etc. Something that springs immediately to mind is their 7-part series[2] Linux kernel namespaces. It's also linked to at the bottom of part 1: Namespaces in operation, part 1: namespaces overview — https://lwn.net/Articles/531114/ (2013) You can see their entire kernel archives here[3]. And as to their excellent conference coverage, you can browse their recent... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago
  • places hiring right now willing to start immediately
    LWN.net is based in Boulder and is looking for a writer with the skills that a software developer would have. You could possibly start tomorrow :). - Source: Reddit / 10 months ago
  • Redox OS 0.7.0
    This is what most of the existing open source operating systems are and it is much easier to contribute to those or fork one that does most of what you want. If you are aiming at a POSIX system then there is a fair amount of work but you at least then get a huge amount of already written software that you can run (IIUC Redox is aiming for this but written in Rust). A structure like Qubes OS would make it easier... - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
  • What are some good technical subscriptions to subscribe ?
    I just renewed my subscription to https://lwn.net/ for one more year. - Source: Reddit / 11 months ago
  • What are your go-to sources for keeping up to date with technologies
    Somewhat more recently, I've subscribed to https://lwn.net. A lot of the articles posted there are a little on the obscure end IMO, but I'm finding it's a useful way to stay up-to-date on linux-related things. - Source: Reddit / 12 months ago
  • What precautions does the crates registry have against malicious supply chain attacks?
    If you want to keep up with the state of the kernel, I recommend LWN.net. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

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