Sponsor KernelBrief
Reach Linux/FOSS readers who run systems, self-host, build infrastructure, evaluate tools, and hire technical people.
Launch partner options
Pricing is available for direct sponsor conversations while measured audience data is collected.
Weekly Primary Sponsor
- Homepage sponsor block
- Daily Brief placement
- Topic-page sponsor card
- Weekly digest mention
- Click report
Security Sponsor
- Security topic sponsor label
- Security Watch newsletter mention
- Security story-page sponsor card
- Monthly performance report
Homelab Sponsor
- Homelab topic sponsor label
- Project-watch sponsor card
- Weekly Digest mention
- Monthly performance report
Local LLM Sponsor
- Local LLM topic sponsor label
- Local AI tools and model-serving audience
- Newsletter mention when a Local LLM issue ships
- First-party click report
AI Hardware Sponsor
- AI Hardware topic sponsor label
- Mini PC, workstation, GPU, Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and edge AI audience
- Hardware-focused newsletter mention
- First-party click report
Robotics Sponsor
- Robotics topic sponsor label
- ROS, sensors, embedded Linux, and edge autonomy audience
- Robotics dispatch adjacency after approval
- First-party click report
Jobs Sponsor
- Jobs page sponsor placement
- Jobs Digest mention
- Employer lead report
Newsletter Sponsor
- Clearly labelled newsletter slot
- Plain-text friendly copy
- Click report
Vendor Listing
- Verified directory listing
- Source transparency fields
- Category page inclusion
- Optional buyer-guide consideration
Buyer Guide Sponsor
- Clearly labelled buyer-guide placement
- Commercial relationship disclosure
- No editorial ranking control
- First-party click report
Example house ads
Real KernelBrief house placements are clearly labelled, screenshot-backed, and measured with first-party click events.
Terminal Drill
Two-minute shell practice
Shell drills you can finish in two minutes on iPhone or iPad. Practice real command syntax in a safe trainer that never runs it.
Built for quick, repeatable shell muscle memory without touching a production server.
Terminal Tribe
Browser shell campaign
A story-driven Linux shell game you can start in the browser. Campaign 1 is free and saves locally.
Practice commands in a simulated terminal where mistakes stay inside the game.
Audience promise
KernelBrief is for technical readers who value primary sources, concise context, and clearly labelled commercial placements.
What sponsors get
- Clearly labelled homepage, topic, newsletter, or jobs placements after approval.
- Plain-text friendly copy.
- First-party click and lead reporting after measurement exists.
What sponsors do not get
- No source ranking control.
- No story approval.
- No disguised editorial coverage.