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Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 08:55:47 -0600
From: Oscar Bonilla <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu>
To: Nick Popoff <cryptic@bloodletting.com>
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Subject: Re: linux.com misconceptions
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well, the article is no longer available... i wonder how many complaints
they received...


-Oscar

On Wed, May 19, 1999 at 07:10:22PM -0700, Nick Popoff wrote:
> 
> I wrote the Linux.com folks complaining about how badly done that 
> comparison was, and recieved this response within a few minutes:
> 
> ------------
> 
> 	I'm very sorry the 'OS Comparisons' article prompted the reaction
> it did.  We have had a number of readers react strongly to the portrayal
> of *BSD in Phil Hughes' article.  When racing to build content on
> Linux.com, we solicited articles from a number of sources; we did not try
> to promote any agenda in our content, only offer an unbiased look at Linux
> from as many perspectives as possible.  VA Research did not in any way
> influence the specifics of the content on Linux.com and will not do so in
> the future. 
> 
> 	Clearly, we need to revisit the 'OS Comparisons' document.  More 
> than likely, we will revise the article and include a footnote addressing 
> your concerns and the concers of others in the UNIX community.  I very 
> much hope that you will revisit Linux.com and pardon our oversight.
> 
> 	Sincerely,
> 	James Byers
> 	jbyers@linux.com
> 	Linux.com Sr. Developer
> 
> 
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