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LWN.net
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Also known as LWN, Linux Weekly News

LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software and software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It consists of a weekly issue, separate stories which are published most days, and threaded discussion attached to every story. Most news published daily are short summaries of articles published elsewhere, and are free to all viewers. Original articles are usually published weekly on Thursdays and are available only to subscribers for two weeks, after which they become free as well. LWN.net is part of Eklektix, Inc.

Key facts

Website.name
LWN
Website.logo
LWN.net (logo).png
Website.logo_size
80px
Website.screenshot
LWN net screenshot.png
Website.caption
A screenshot of LWN.net
Website.type
Online newspaper
Website.registration
Optional
Website.language
English
Website.num_users
Over 100,000
Website.author
Jonathan Corbet and Elizabeth Coolbaugh
Website.programming_language
Python
Website.current_status
Online
Website.ipv6
Yes
Website.revenue
Subscription, Advertisement

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
online magazine
Headquarters
Los Angeles
Official website
lwn.net
Image
LWN net screenshot.png
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Mastodon instance URL
fedi.lwn.net
registration page URL
lwn.net/Login/newaccount
login URL
lwn.net/Login
DuckDuckGo bang
lwn
social media followers
5523
inception
1998-01-29
language of work or name
English language
Alexa rank
64457
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Contributors
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software and software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It consists of a weekly issue, separate stories which are published most days, and threaded discussion attached to every story. Most news published daily are short summaries of articles published elsewhere, and are free to all viewers. Original articles are usually published weekly on Thursdays and are available only to subscribers for two weeks, after which they become free as well. LWN.net is part of Eklektix, Inc.

LWN caters to a more technical audience than other Linux/free software publications. It is often praised for its in-depth coverage of Linux kernel internals and Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) discussions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “LWN.net” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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