Back to Normal Now, We Plan to Do More In-Depth Series (or Multi-part Stories)
Today is our anniversary (for the SSG) and also our first "proper" day after holidays, so publication pace will increase a little (as predicted). We'll soon resume the OSI series (the head of the OSI is leaving, only to be replaced by an interim hype-head) and there's a bunch of other series we'd like to start, not limited to one which we kicked off yesterday evening.
The series (or multi-part articles) take a lot of time and effort, but their impact tends to be greater and long-lasting, unlike short posts. The series are something we invest more love in. They're sometimes authored by multiple people (added as drafts first, then soliciting input and changes/improvements). They tend to be very accurate and exclusive, i.e. containing information no other site has shared.
Some of the long-form body of work covers "concepts" - that it to say it explains ideas and philosophy rather than current events. RMS used to do lots of that (now that he combats cancer he cannot keep up the pace). His writings inspired many, including the founders of the Web and Wikipedia.
Articles (or series thereof) that contain philosophy are important to us. That's sort of timeless (it doesn't become "old" or "outdated"). This is the MOST important work or contribution because it can alter how people view things, for instance it can persuade people to self-host, adopt an SSG instead of WordPress, quit social control media etc. However, such material is difficult to produce as it requires deeper thinking, sometimes research (e.g. walking into many stories and buying things in many stores), not merely reading something in "the news", then interpreting/rewriting/analysing it in one's own words. News "comes and goes". Concepts do not.
To the credit of Andy Farnell, his blog posts contain a lot of intricate philosophy and critique of technology, society, or both. His anecdotes (observations) do not distract or detract from the philosophy. They help illustrate his core points. So we suggest following that RSS feed as well. It's not updated frequently, but it is always good. █