The H Shuts Down 94
TexasDex writes "After years of providing great news reporting to the open source community, including interviews, great Linux kernel update summaries, and even breaking the Skype spying story well before it was leaked, The H Online is closing down due to lack of profitability. I've checked them daily for years, so it's sad to see them go."
Not sure if... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Never heard of them. (Score:0, Interesting)
Heise has been in my RSS feed reader for years now, they were a great source of valid info. If you are indeed '...pretty tech savvy...' I do find it odd you haven't heard of them. At the same time, I'm never surprised when I run across a Fox News junkie who isn't aware of current events even while they consider themselves to be fully engaged in the news media.
Re:The H was awesome (Score:4, Interesting)
We need to get more creative about funding methods. What ever happened to micropayments? If you pitched in 5 cents for every article with merit that you read, would that make a difference? We must have a better idea than advertising.