LWN, probably about to discover people are paying high prices for all manner of things and will find that LWN is, sadly, a disposable entity to pay for.

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mrweasel 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You could also see if it's something your employer allows you to expense. It's still cheap enough that it's something most managers can just approve directly, depending on organizational structures.

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bryanlarsen 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I suspect everybody likely to do so has already done so. Anybody who thinks $6 a month is a lot of money will also think $5 a month is a lot of money for something that they can get for free by waiting a week.

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thataccount 2 hours ago | parent [-]

5 to 6 dollars is not much in terms of a donation. In terms of a subscription, though...One thing is voluntary if you find value, the other is mandatory to get to the value unless you are willing to wait.

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bryanlarsen 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I think you're reinforcing my point. Both $5 and $6 a month are a lot of money to many people. LWN isn't "about to discover" this, they've likely already discovered this in their release + 1 week traffic over the years since they set the price at $5/month.

	▲	thataccount an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It's been my experience most people, regardless of what point you make, feel like you are reinforcing their points these days.

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dcow 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Based on the initial response, it does not, in fact, seem like this is the conclusion.

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yipinwong an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A dummy take on the LWN subscription price increase without valid reasons why.

This account, `thataccount` has only negative comments that contribute naught.

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giancarlostoro 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They could always bump down a tier if needed, they have 6 months to decide anyway.