r/linux

Can you promote in r/linux? Unclear.

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Last checked January 1, 1970

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Rule text used in this audit

  • No spamblog submissions

    Posts should be submitted using the original source with the original title. Posts that are identified as either blog-spam, a link aggregator, or an otherwise low-effort website are to be removed. Some reasons for removal are that they contain re-hosted…

  • Relevance to r/linux community / Promoting closed source applications over FOSS

    Posts should follow what the community likes: GNU, Linux kernel, developers of open-source software, or other applications on Linux. Take some time to get the feel of the subreddit if you're not sure!

  • Spamming self-promotion, surveys, crowdfunding

    Submitting your own original content is welcome on r/linux, but we do ask that you contribute more than just your own content to the subreddit as well as require you to interact with the comments of your submission. We set that no more than 10% of your posts…

  • No misdirected links, login website, url shortener, and certain social media

    In short: if your link doesn't go right to the content it will be removed. Sites that require a login to view the content are not allowed in r/linux. Example: A private Facebook post or a news organization that doesn't have free article views. URL shorteners…

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