[Linux-aus] Why Didn't You Vote?
James Purser
james at jamespurser.com.au
Thu Jan 29 09:44:22 EST 2009
On Thu, 2009-01-29 at 01:04 +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="James Purser">
>
> > This article does raise a valid point even though it seems to contain a
> > kernel of snark:
>
> How many times to people have to be reminded that no attention whatsoever
> should be paid to the crap this website spews? Sure, there are better and
> worse bylines below the masthead, but because their business model rewards
> rabble-rousing, they will all prey on niches (such as "controversies in Open
> Source") which reliably reward them with hits and links.
>
> They have a shitty reputation in local IT media circles [1] for a reason.
Meh, the article itself isn't really that important. The conversation it
sparked is.
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