Linux.com is Changing

Recently, Linux.com has announced that it will be changing its format starting with the new year. I popped on this morning and got a bit of a surprise. I tend to visit the site largely for news updates, but when the default page loaded in my browser, I was confronted with a (yet another) discussion forum.

I belong to way too many forums and other social outlets as it is and being faced with another one, especially with another Linux discussion forum (and how many do we need) was a tad disheartening. Not to rain on the parade of Linux.com, but I don't plan on joining yet another community. That said, they can certainly create such a community and I imagine it will be well visited, but does the forum *have* to open as the default?

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