Post Syndicated from original https://lwn.net/Articles/925782/

Some things, it seems, just cannot be hurried. Back in 2007, your editor
first started considering alternatives to
the proprietary accounting system that had been used by LWN since the
beginning. That search became more urgent
in 2012, and returned in 2017 with a
focused effort to find something better. But another five years
passed before some sort of conclusion was reached. It has finally happened,
though; LWN is no longer using proprietary software for its accounting
needs.