[abusque]

I find it somewhat unfortunate that a LWN subscriber link is being abused like that. I don't think such a link should be shared on a widely accessible platform like Hacker News. I find LWN articles to always be of great quality, and the subscription cost is definitely worth it if you can afford it. Also, "subscriber-only" content becomes publicly available after only a week. There is consequently no reason to share a subscriber link like this on Hacker News. The discussion could have waited a week.

[e12e]

https://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn#slinks

"Where is it appropriate to post a subscriber link?

Almost anywhere. Private mail, messages to project mailing lists, and blog entries are all appropriate. As long as people do not use subscriber links as a way to defeat our attempts to gain subscribers, we are happy to see them shared."

[bryanlarsen]

Jonathon Corbet, the editor, encourages occasional subscriber links posted to Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5688938

[abusque]

I wasn't aware of his stance on this specific matter. I guess I was needlessly worried, then.

[tarekmoz]

mm... they were shared by Guido himself on Twitter, so I am wondering how "private" those links are.