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 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tanner Lovelace Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:28 AM To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Sys-Con - LinuxWorld Owner figures ad homminemattacksare ok On 5/10/05, Mark R. Hinkle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 -- Tanner Lovelace clubjuggler at gmail dot com http://wtl.wayfarer.org/ http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=8127171 (fieldless) In fess two roundels in pale, a billet fesswise and an increscent, all sable. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
