What Excited Linux Enthusiasts In August: Apple, Valve

[Michael]

crApple sponsored site.

Oh really? This is news to me; the check or wire transfer must have been lost then...

[kraftman]

what a bullshit

It's not a mystery moronix is a crApple sponsored site. The most interesting were just LINUX benchmarks. While there's so many apple fanboys here it simply means they're interested in Linux. That's something good and smart.

[dsmithhfx]

That actually makes no sense at all since when shown running the Apple MBP/OSX tests it actually brings in the most traffic for the month.... More traffic = more ad views.

How's that working out?

[M1kkko]

Yes when all the Linux enthusiasts rush to the forums to bitch about you reviewing OSX and Apple products constantly

If you're really that dependant on the ad revenue why not just start your own OSX site and cater towards the Macolytes and all that cash they have burning holes in their pockets

Actually, Phoronix does benchmarks of many UNIX and UNIX-like systems other than Linux, including BSD and OS X. There's not that many OS X benchmarks here that it would make sense to set up an independent site for them. That's my opinion.

[FireBurn]

You also seem to be missing the point with Flattr

There should be a little button at the end of each "article"

If we like that specific article we can flattr you, if it's another run of the mill copy from a blog or an article on the MBP we can show you that we're not interested in the slightest or even better head to the blog you're quoting from and flattr them

[FireBurn]

That actually makes no sense at all since when shown running the Apple MBP/OSX tests it actually brings in the most traffic for the month.... More traffic = more ad views.

Yes when all the Linux enthusiasts rush to the forums to bitch about you reviewing OSX and Apple products constantly

If you're really that dependant on the ad revenue why not just start your own OSX site and cater towards the Macolytes and all that cash they have burning holes in their pockets

[M1kkko]

I'm throwing money at my screen but nothing's happening!

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[not.sure]

When I read the article's headline I was (perhaps naively) hoping for some kind of insightful analysis of the currents and trends in the industry (and community), putting the events that caused articles in some kind of context.

[Michael]

Can't you sell the rMBP for gas money? After all, linux is a lemon on it...

That actually makes no sense at all since when shown running the Apple MBP/OSX tests it actually brings in the most traffic for the month.... More traffic = more ad views.

[gururise]

Great articles and up to the minute news on Phoronix. Its my main source for Linux news.