Uhh... can anyone sum up (preferably in 20 words or less) exactly what
the fuss is all about? Did someone call linux "bad"??
On May 20, 2005, at 3:18 PM, Mark R. Hinkle wrote:
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-----
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
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