You haven’t really been looking trough the site. I find Linux.com to be like the facebook of geeks. You do make your profile there, and there are forums, personal applications, groups, and lot of other stuff a social network needs.

Linux.com is mainly a social networking site, not a news service. There seems to be just the most breaking news, and it’s ok to have them on frontpage, because visitor can see what is happening with Linux globally. The site is useful for companies who are thinking about switching to Linux, and the Gendarmerie-case and other news on front page are fabulous for showing them the possible pros.

Just click that community button and you’ll find another side of that site, it’s really not that hard to find.