OSNews was one of my favorite sites when Eugenia Loli was managing editor. My perception at the time was she had a true interest in all aspects of computing and posted stories without over-editorializing making it a great resource for all of the upstart OSes at the time - ReactOS, Linux, BSDs, Darwin, QNX, BeOS, Maemo, SkyOS, MorphOS, Plan 9, etc. There seemed to be multiple stories a day, singularly focused on OS topics, and not general software as it later transitioned to.
I tried to stick around when Thom took over, but the stories became much more opinionated, the content less diverse, and the community more hostile to ideas not shared by the most vocal of commenters.
I've only visited a few times a year since then, but I'm always glad it's there, though it has never captured the spirit of all those years ago.
I tried to stick around when Thom took over, but the stories became much more opinionated, the content less diverse, and the community more hostile to ideas not shared by the most vocal of commenters.
I've only visited a few times a year since then, but I'm always glad it's there, though it has never captured the spirit of all those years ago.