While years ago it was a annual ritual and closest thing to a vacation around here (even though the daily original content persisted), the Phoronix pilgrimage/meet-up at Oktoberfest in Munich sadly remains on hiatus. Web publishing operations remain difficult given the state of the industry and rampant ad-block use make even daily operations tight. But for those wishing to show their support for Phoronix during this autumn/fest period, there is the annual Phoronix Premium sale special for those wishing to help the site at a discounted rate to enjoy ad-free viewing, multi-page articles on a single page, native dark mode, and other benefits.
Phoronix Premium was started principally for readers who despise (pay per impression) advertisements on Phoronix and wish to support the site without resorting to ad-blockers. It’s also a great way to monetarily support the site now in its 21st year of covering Linux hardware. Subscribing to Phoronix Premium for less than $4 per month at the annual rate can allow a ad-free experience while still supporting operations with my relentless daily Linux news coverage, Linux hardware reviews, performance benchmarking, etc. Phoronix Premium allows the site to continue through its 21st year and help offset the losses from ad-blockers. Premium supporters also get multi-page articles presented on a single page, native dark mode support, and similar benefits.
Through the end of the month (30 September), you can enjoy premium at the Oktoberfest rate. The normal Phoronix Premium rate is $45 USD per year or $250 for a lifetime subscription but for this year’s Oktoberfest deal, you can go premium for just $30 per year or $150 for a lifetime subscription.
To take advantage of this deal, first ensure you are registered on the Phoronix Forums as the forums are what handles the subscription/user management aspect. There isn’t any integrated sales support in there so the normal prices of premium subscriptions are listed there still. To get the discounted deals of $30 for a year subscription or $150 for a lifetime subscription, PayPal the amount of money to [email protected] (or you can use this PayPal link or this Stripe link). Following that I will manually activate your forum account to premium status. If your payment email address is different from your forum’s registered email address, please include your forum username when making the payment. If you are already a premium member, you can extend your current subscription at the special discounted rates.
Thanks for your support for joining Phoronix Premium or at least disabling any ad-blocker when viewing this site. Unfortunately times remain difficult due to the state of the ad industry paired with excessive ad-block use while I remain stubbornly committed to the Linux hardware space. Corporate premium subscriptions (such as for white-listing an entire corporate IP address from ad serving) and other custom subscriptions are also available by contacting me. Thanks and – for those making it to the wiesn this year for Oktoberfest – enjoy!
