Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Free and open-source software task force/List of reliable sources
This is a listing of secondary sources according to WP:GNG specialized for Free and Open Source Software
| Name | Has WP Article | URL | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC World | ✅ | https://www.pcworld.com/search | Inbuilt Google search only |
| Info World | ✅ | https://www.infoworld.com/search?q= | Inbuilt Google search only |
| Computer World | ✅ | https://www.computerworld.com/search?q= | Inbuilt Google search only |
| Ars Technica | ✅ | https://arstechnica.com/search/ | Inbuilt Google search only |
| Linux Journal | ✅ | https://www.linuxjournal.com/search/node | |
| ZDNet | ✅ | https://www.zdnet.com/search/ | |
| MIT Technology Review | ✅ | https://www.technologyreview.com/ | No search function? |
| LWN.net | ✅ | https://lwn.net/Search/ | Primary source? |
| Linux Magazine | ✅ | https://www.linux-magazine.com/content/search?SearchText= | |
| Linux Insider | ❌ | https://linuxinsider.com/?s= | |
| ? | ❌ | https://linuxiac.com/ | Error: Unfortunately we are unavailable in your location. |
| It's FOSS News | ❌ | https://news.itsfoss.com/ | |
| OMG! Ubuntu! | ❌ | https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/ | Too specialized? |
| FOSSLinux | ❌ | https://www.fosslinux.com/?s= | |
| Open Source For You | ❌ | https://www.opensourceforu.com/?s= |
The following sources are not especially reliable so an extra care should be taken when using them. Still, they are better than release notes and Github project sites:
- https://9to5linux.com/ (no review process, personal news site, mostly just copies original release notes and blogs)
- https://www.linux.com/ (connected to the Linux Foundation, so NPOV)
- https://itsfoss.com/ (the non-news part is blog posts and release-notes copy-paste
- https://www.phoronix.com/ (no review process, personal news site)
- https://www.linuxadictos.com/ (just copies original release notes and blogs)
- https://www.altusintel.com/ (just copies original release notes and blogs)
- https://www.debugpoint.com/ (one person news blog)
This sources are considered unreliable:
- https://www.linuxtoday.com/ (copies or links to those above)