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=== News Aggregators ===
 
=== News Aggregators ===
* [http://distrowatch.com/ DistroWatch] — [[:Category:GNU/Linux |Linux]] [[:Category:Distros |distro]] release news and a weekly newsletter. Also has a decent list of [[GNU/Linux |linux]]/open source focused podcasts.
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* [http://distrowatch.com/ DistroWatch] — [[:Category:GNU/Linux |Linux]] [[:Category:Distros |distro]] release news and a weekly newsletter. Also has a decent list of [[GNU/Linux |Linux]]/open source focused podcasts.
 
* [http://slashdot.org/ Slashdot] — As old as the internet, has changed hands too many times to count and is run by idiots. However the community that visits/comments on the articles are top notch.
 
* [http://slashdot.org/ Slashdot] — As old as the internet, has changed hands too many times to count and is run by idiots. However the community that visits/comments on the articles are top notch.
 
* [https://www.soylentnews.org/ SoylentNews] — A fork of Slashdot from early 2014 (the infamous "Slashdot Beta" era). Good, but much smaller community.
 
* [https://www.soylentnews.org/ SoylentNews] — A fork of Slashdot from early 2014 (the infamous "Slashdot Beta" era). Good, but much smaller community.
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* [http://arstechnica.com/ ArsTechnica] — Decent writers on staff. Covers all things tech. Sometimes may be biased when talking about Linux, that's why it's called ArseTechnica sometimes.
 
* [http://arstechnica.com/ ArsTechnica] — Decent writers on staff. Covers all things tech. Sometimes may be biased when talking about Linux, that's why it's called ArseTechnica sometimes.
 
* [https://www.eff.org/ EFF] — Legal issues and open internet news.
 
* [https://www.eff.org/ EFF] — Legal issues and open internet news.
* [https://www.phoronix.com/ Phoronix] — free and open-source software news, benchmarks, and more!
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* [https://www.phoronix.com/ Phoronix] — Free and open-source software news, benchmarks, and more!
 
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ TechDirt] — Focuses more on legal and copyright issues than general technology.
 
* [https://www.techdirt.com/ TechDirt] — Focuses more on legal and copyright issues than general technology.
* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Reigster] — Important stories reported with a [[:Category:Shitposting |loose]] feel. The [http://www.theregister.co.uk/security security] section is particularly fun.
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* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/ The Register] — Important stories reported with a [[:Category:Shitposting |loose]] feel. The [http://www.theregister.co.uk/security security] section is particularly fun.
 
* [https://torrentfreak.com/ TorrentFreak] — Focus on torrent and copyright issues. If your tracker is down, these guys will know why.
 
* [https://torrentfreak.com/ TorrentFreak] — Focus on torrent and copyright issues. If your tracker is down, these guys will know why.
 
* [http://www.wired.com/ Wired] — More consumerist than ArsTechnica and falling towards clickbait headlines as of 2015. Good [[:Category:Security |security]] section.
 
* [http://www.wired.com/ Wired] — More consumerist than ArsTechnica and falling towards clickbait headlines as of 2015. Good [[:Category:Security |security]] section.

Revision as of 18:13, 5 September 2017

News Aggregators

  • DistroWatchLinux distro release news and a weekly newsletter. Also has a decent list of Linux/open source focused podcasts.
  • Slashdot — As old as the internet, has changed hands too many times to count and is run by idiots. However the community that visits/comments on the articles are top notch.
  • SoylentNews — A fork of Slashdot from early 2014 (the infamous "Slashdot Beta" era). Good, but much smaller community.

Written Articles

  • ArsTechnica — Decent writers on staff. Covers all things tech. Sometimes may be biased when talking about Linux, that's why it's called ArseTechnica sometimes.
  • EFF — Legal issues and open internet news.
  • Phoronix — Free and open-source software news, benchmarks, and more!
  • TechDirt — Focuses more on legal and copyright issues than general technology.
  • The Register — Important stories reported with a loose feel. The security section is particularly fun.
  • TorrentFreak — Focus on torrent and copyright issues. If your tracker is down, these guys will know why.
  • Wired — More consumerist than ArsTechnica and falling towards clickbait headlines as of 2015. Good security section.

Podcasts

  • Going Linux — Biweekly beginner linux podcast which takes it's time and lives on listener feedback.
  • Jupiter Broadcasting — A podcasting network with several excellent tech related shows.
  • Risky Business — Weekly infosec podcast featuring security news, feature interviews and a sponsored interview.

Blogs