Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> | One of the earliest Linux-related podcasts has its roots in real-time
> | Webcast. The "Linux Link Tech Show" saw its first broadcast in 2003 and
> | bills itself as "The Oldest Continually Running Linux Show on the
> | Planet." It was started by the founders of the Lehigh Valley Linux Users
> | Group and counts among its co-hosts several academics.
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> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/58231.html
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> When will journalist get a clue? DiDio is a paid-for Linux foe, just like
> Enderle and others. Didn't the founder of the Yankee Group recently attack
> Free software, calling it a religious cult?
>
> The press can't be trusted.
>
Unfortunately, the press requires advertising revenue to survive. Hence,
those with deep pockets, who are able to do a lot of advertising, hold much
sway with the press. Put another way, direct and indirect editorial control
can be exerted if you have the money, hence the press can be bought.
It is not possible to trust anyone, who is seen to be purchasable, as their
word simply belongs to the highest bidder.
It must be expected that Linux will continue to be trashed in the press,
because there is money in doing that. It can also be expected as the
security problems at Microsoft deepen, more and more people will take the
plunge into Linux anyway. The important thing for Linux advocates to do is
ensure that the Internet doesn't get subverted so that it in effect belongs
to Microsoft.
Ian
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