[TriLUG] Sys-Con - LinuxWorld Owner figures ad homminemattacksare ok

[Mark R. Hinkle]

Tanner,

I tendered my resignation last week and when the group publisher, Jeremy
Geelan, returned he asked that I help with the handoff. Jeremy is an
excellent guy and was on vacation when this situation came to a head. He
helped straighten out the mess as best it could be at that point. I agreed
to help him with the hand off since not only did I feel that the offensive
articles would be and have been removed as well as Sys-Con is coming to
grips with some poor decisions. I also didn't think it was fair to the
35,000+ LinuxWorld Magazine readers they had just to leave the magazine in a
lurch. I also have been involved with this magazine for three years so hand
off in a way that felt responsible is not a short process. I have stories
and contacts that I have made personal commitments to that I couldn't in
good conscience just walk away from.

It's very sad the way the LinuxWorld Magazine saga played out. I think that
many of the readers rely on LWM as a way to find out about Linux especially
in a venue that focuses more on the business and implementation aspects and
less on the technical aspects of Linux and Open Source. I would prefer to
have them start of in a good direction rather than let something even worse
spring up in the void the departing editors left (all who are friends of
mine which makes things even more difficult). I personally think it will in
the long term be a good thing for the publisher because the CEO got a wake
up call to the practices that were and are unacceptable.

So my status is "acting" Editor in Chief but I am not sure how long I will
continue in that role. I feel that at the very least you should never leave
anything in worse shape than you left it and that is what I am doing now.


Regards,

Mark R. Hinkle
Editor in Chief
LinuxWorld Magazine
http://www.linuxworld.com
Blog: http://mark.linuxworld.com

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Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Sys-Con - LinuxWorld Owner figures ad
homminemattacksare ok


On 5/10/05, Mark R. Hinkle <mrhinkle at mindspring.com> wrote:

> There's a little more information at http://turner.linuxworld.com. I
> personally am not a fan of giving any more propagation of Maureen O'Gara's
> work than I have to so if you want you can Google to find out what she's
all
> about.

So, Mark, care to make any comment on

http://turner.blog-city.com/read/1278212.htm ?

Based on that, I assume you're no longer "Editor in Chief"?
If so, then bravo for sticking up for ethical journalism.

Cheers,
Tanner
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