This is extremely incorrect. He built a test suite PTS to uncover kernel regression and is credited for atleast one major power regression discovery.
A lot of his articles are interpretive, but it's the best way to digest progress in the Linux world on everything ranging from kernel to hardware..which he often surfaces using git commits.
On ~95% of his articles there is extremely little content. It's usually copypastes of release notes and emails.
Yes, I'm aware there's excellent articles on performance tests and such. They are rare.
I have a lot of respect for Phoronix for the sheer amount of time the guy invests in it, but it is pageview driven because of its ads. I sent in a tip on his paypal because of this as I'm hopeful this move will encourage less fluff and more high quality content.
Yes, I'm aware there's excellent articles on performance tests and such. They are rare.
I have a lot of respect for Phoronix for the sheer amount of time the guy invests in it, but it is pageview driven because of its ads. I sent in a tip on his paypal because of this as I'm hopeful this move will encourage less fluff and more high quality content.