by NickHoff on 1/2/18, 2:03 PM
Proud to be a paid user of PIA. It's a privacy-protecting just-works VPN with plenty of endpoints, nice chrome plugin, and Android app that does what it says. Thanks for your support of Linux Journal.
by mintplant on 1/2/18, 9:17 PM
Where is Private Internet Access getting all this money from? They're taking over projects in the FOSS community left and right. It honestly makes me even more suspicious that they're a front/honeypot for someone who wants to keep tabs on 'hacker' types.
by reuven on 1/2/18, 3:06 PM
I'm a long time Linux Journal columnist, and I'm equal parts delighted and surprised by this news.
Thanks to PIA and Carlie for the work that went into this deal.
by mindcrime on 1/2/18, 8:02 PM
I've been reading LJ for a long time, although I was never a subscriber. I'm happy to hear this, and I'm going to sign up for a subscription or something shortly. But I am curious about something: what's different for LJ, versus the other Linux magazines I see on the news-stand at B&N, which seem to be doing OK? I'm thinking of Linux Format, Linux Pro, Admin, etc? They seem to show up regularly month after month, with bundled DVDs of new releases, etc.
But LJ seemed to have disappeared from the magazine rack even before recent events. So what's the deal? Is it a distribution problem, or ???
by arca_vorago on 1/2/18, 3:30 PM
Don't forget linux journal readers were flagged by the NSA for extra surveillance.
by sgt on 1/2/18, 9:46 AM
Saved by the readers. This is great news. Maybe they should also find additional funding via something like Patreon or even a Kickstarter campaign?
by wildbill on 1/2/18, 6:54 PM
I'm a long time LJ columnist too, and this news makes me all kinds of happy in my heart. There's a freenode IRC channel where there's bunch of chatter going on about the resurrection - #linuxjournal - feel free to jump in and chat with staff there!
by nerflad on 1/3/18, 1:10 AM
Speaking of PIA, I've noticed I get a 403 from Hacker News if I try to connect from my usual endpoint. Does HN have a no-VPN policy? Or they just block abusive domains?
by ktpsns on 1/2/18, 1:23 PM
I love the idea to put an IRC chat below the page for more lively comments. Here, it seems to come next to Disqus comments but it could also be a replacement.
by ausjke on 1/2/18, 5:53 PM
i just spent some time on their irc, it really should create a quick forum to collect ideas from interested parties, proud to be a long time subscriber here but I have to admit I rarely read its PDFs these days, linux journal needs to reform itself to become something major.
by r3bl on 1/2/18, 12:06 PM
As far as donations are concerned, there's not a company I'm more proud of being a paid user of than I am of being a PIA customer.
Out of a sea of "private, no logs" VPN services, PIA donations to the projects that you might also be interested in makes them really stand out. That (together with Ubuntu support) made all the difference when I was pursing a VPN provider.