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

[Jim Ray]

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Steve Holton wrote:

>
> On May 20, 2005, at 3:24 PM, matusiak wrote:
>
>> Uhh...  can anyone sum up (preferably in 20 words or less) exactly 
>> what the fuss is all about?  Did someone call linux "bad"??
>
>
> I only get 20 words? uh. okay....
>
> Maureen O'Gara's wrote an article disclosing someone's personal 
> information. SYS-CON
> bypassed editors, publishing anyway. Readers got upset, complained. 
> Editors resigned.
>
> Because O'Gara writes about (among other things) technology, it's no 
> surprise that
> the person attacked was a technology person. And thus no surprise it 
> was a person
> from the Linux community. And thus no surprise that some in the Linux 
> community
> were among those  who got upset. There are people on all sides who 
> think the
> actions were appropriate, and those who think they weren't.
>
> This exact sort of thing (writer produces inappropriate product, owner 
> has it
> published for personal reasons, people recognize it as biased, complain.
> editors get upset over being cut out-of the loop and resign) happens 
> all the
> time; it's not always about Linux, or even about technology.
>
> It's not about someone calling linux bad or anything. Perhaps you need to
> get out more often? ;-)
>