Phoronix Turns 20 Years Old This Week - Celebrate With A Premium Special

[JMB9]

Happy anniversary - Phoronix is still relevant!

It was several years before when I asked for life subscription with European bank transfer or
payment method (like PaySafe).
But without this, I am just out. But I understand that there are not many who would need
just that ... thus not relevant for Phoronix budget.
It was in the last 12 months when Firefox under GNU/Linux went totally crazy due to adds
(shortly before advertisments ruined layout and changing text while reading - this annoyance
could be tolerated, but not crashing browsers).
After trying a lot, I had to use a blocker - but there was no real choice (after so many years with it).

I had been used GNU/Linux in Astrophysical Institutes introduced there even before Linux 1.0
was released - nice ride.
Thereafter I was Unix specialist for 10 further years in IT business (more on the blue side with
AIX / IBM pSeries) ... and while I am still collecting CS data and creating talks ... Phoronix keeps
present and is a nice read, especially benchmarks of HW like last 3 (to 4) GPU Cards of
relevance performing under current Linux & Mesa ... or Filesystem benchmarks.
Really funny to get this picture for Linux users.

Others are more debatable ... Steam ... i.e. the dark side.
The only experience that Linux is slower than Windows was with ... that company's utilities.
I can not imagine that anyone prefering GNU/Linux would use Steam (it would be out
just due to its client).
And 2% Linux device - ok - but a console or smartphone using Linux (i.e. the mere kernel)
is not desktop Linux at all.

So I hope the best for the years to come for a great Phoronix experience in the full range,
from industrial use to free software (the GNU spirit [coming form sciences!]):
so everyone can get what is desired!
And all be present on Phoronix creating interesting forum discussions ...
popcorn sessions included ...

[iustinp]

Congrats Michael! From a happy subscriber.

[muncrief]

Congratulations Michael! Twenty years? That's amazing.

You've single handedly created the premiere Linux resource on the web, as well as the most comprehensive Linux benchmarking suite, and one of those would be a hell of an accomplishment. But two? - that's almost superhuman!

As I've said before though, I hope you're taking some days off and making sure you get enough personal time and fun as well. I expect Phoronix to be here for another twenty years, so we need you healthy and happy for a very long time to come

[justinkb]

I guess you don't accept cryptocurrency payments?

[heredoc]

Congratulations Michael and thank you so much for 20 years of News, Benchmarks, growing technical expertise and also entertainment!

I especially enjoy all the sidequests you took like trips to bavaria or just stories about your arrangements of screens and desks.
The biggest one was for sure your trip to tchernobyl to begin with. It made me aware of your site in the first place!
One other inspiring post was about your dust-filters and plenty others that thought out of the box.

With every day there are interesting new abbreviations to learn about here.
Keep on going with catchy headlines as we all got to chuckle about once in a while or those small typos that reassure that news articles (scheduled?) during night-time were written by some guy with a huge collection of beer glasses!

[Vistaus]

Congratulations, Michael! Here's to 20 more!

[Adarion]

Is it already 20 years. Time seems to fly.
Thanks for all the news coverage so far and good success with the coming years. *sends at least a virtual beer for now*

[TheDcoder]

Congratulations Phoronix and Michael! I wish I could get a membership but I just can't justify it right now from a financial perspective, hopefully one day I'll get it.

Thank you for all the hard work that you do every day

[lem79]

Happy anniversary Michael, thanks for your hard work over the years. Finally time for me to take up the lifetime membership. Cheers!

[[deXter]]

Subbed via Stripe. Congratulations Michael, and thank you for all your hard work over the years! Looking forward to your continued unbiased Linux coverage!

PS: The website is just fine in its current state. I, for one, am really glad that Phoronix works fine without Javascript or any of that Web 2.0 bloat.