http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1816439,00.asp
best bits included below:
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"And apparently it doesn't take much provocation, as the Linux community is slowly evolving into a state of mob rule, with the cheerleaders being paranoid crackpot leftovers from the waning days of Amiga. "Too nutty even for the Mac community? We welcome you!"
Now these lunatics are issuing death threats? I can tell you that my mere mentioning of any of this will result in incredibly hateful attempted postings on this forum and on my moderated blog. What is wrong with these people?
If anything is going to kill Linux and the open-source movement, it's the presence of certifiable lunatics in the ranks representing the users. It may be that this is actually a deep Astroturf PR campaign orchestrated by Microsoft to discredit open source and Linux. It sure seems like something weird is going on.
I can tell you this much: Normal people do not like being associated with fanatics and lunatics. Once Linux gets the image as the OS for the criminally insane, it's a dead duck. Unless the community gets a handle on this, grows up, and rebukes the extremists, the trash heap of history is where this is all headed."
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All in all, this sounds like a cat fight that got out of hand. We haven't seen that around here, have we?
d.m.
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"??
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
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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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