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Announcing a new fun venture for me: Our sister site LifeOnLinux

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I've debated for quite some time setting up my own more generalised Linux and technology site, so screw it, I did it. Announcing LifeOnLinux.com as a new experiment!

To be clear: GamingOnLinux will stay exactly the same and keep improving as it always does. LifeOnLinux costs nothing extra to run and it's mainly an experiment right now.

It will have the same basic principles as GOL itself: No bullshit, no adverts, no clickbait, SSL for everyone for free and it will keep things simple and to the point as much as possible. It will accept user contributed articles too, just like GOL does.

I know what you're thinking: Oh no, not another site! Well, GOL has never really covered general Linux news. Times when I do we often get complaints that it's not specifically Linux gaming related and I have to tell people we sometimes cover stuff not directly about Linux + Gaming. Now I don't have to.

Also, since I am only one person, burn-out is a very real thing I have to deal with in regards to GOL directly. You might think taking on another workload would be idiotic, but there's a reason behind my madness. Distractions/new stuff actually helps me focus - really it does. It allows me to cool off from GOL for some moments to do something else, then come back fresh each time.

It's actually using the exact same codebase as GOL itself, so all improvements for LifeOnLinux directly benefit GOL and vice versa. For our code, it's only going to be a good thing, as it gives me a further reason to continue cleaning it up and improve it. Our code has already come along in many areas, thanks to needing changes to accommodate it running on an additional site.

Gaming news is usually very time consuming, considering I test most of what I write about first, so a single game can end up taking half a day away and more. This is quite different to normal Linux news, since a lot of it is very generic in the way that it won't take me many hours of repeated testing to write about. This is why it hopefully won't take much time away from GOL at all, so you need not be worried. I've actually built up a reasonable list of RSS feeds to follow for news, so hopefully it will have a good bit of content each week, likely not as much as GOL though!

About Logins: For now, logins are entirely separated. Making a login bridge between the two is being researched and something may come of it eventually.

Note: Just like GOL, it will rely on users sending in news and tips, especially since writing news not focused around gaming is something new to me.

Finally, GOL is still my main focus, LifeOnLinux is currently being done "as and when" and most importantly: for fun. Anyone is free to contribute to it remember, just as anyone can contribute here on GOL. Let's see what happens, even if it goes down burning it will have been fun to try.

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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. Find me on Mastodon.
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Config Apr 18, 2017
A new Linux website, you say? LifeOnLinux... LOL! :) Nice name!
ProfessorKaos64 Apr 18, 2017
If you need contributors, I may be interested.
Metallinatus Apr 18, 2017
[quote=liamdawe]
Quoting: eloThey are also 100% separate sites, so they are not one and the same :), so it's not an essential feature.
Well, they are a family of sites now, and those usually share the same account, like the Mobile Nations sites. I hardly ever log in nowadays, but it would be nice to have the same account. But it's even better that it is not being half-baked!
On a side note.... I like that you started the gaming segment of Linux Voice with 0 A.D. and The Battle For Wesnoth!
Tchey Apr 18, 2017
Good name, bookmarked, registered. Anyway i feel it was not a good move to split from GoL, i would have prefered a find of "portal" all in one, as i said in comment here and on Patreon survey.
Marky Apr 18, 2017
That's a cool idea. I wonder if this will lead to different audiences taking a look at GamingOnLinux.

But now I have two RSS feeds to check for news. Is there any chance we could have a combined RSS feed for the two sites?
Alm888 Apr 18, 2017
So... when to expect "WorkOnLinux"?
Liam Dawe Apr 18, 2017
Quoting: Alm888So... when to expect "WorkOnLinux"?
*scribbles a note* ;)

Quoting: ProfessorKaos64If you need contributors, I may be interested.
Awesome, anyone is welcome :)
Liam Dawe Apr 18, 2017
Quoting: MarkyBut now I have two RSS feeds to check for news. Is there any chance we could have a combined RSS feed for the two sites?
That can be arranged.
natewardawg Apr 18, 2017
Quoting: liamdaweDistractions/new stuff actually helps me focus - really it does. It allows me to cool off from GOL for some moments to do something else, then come back fresh each time.

Exactly! I try and do the same thing :)
Gobo Apr 18, 2017
Yay, life on linux and death by snu-snu!
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