> But to allude to > him as a respected industry member is greatly stretching things when > every article that mentions CentOS is disparaging and I can't recall any > article even ending on a positive note. Try google: http://lwn.net/Articles/123934/ (For the record, I couldn't find any previous disparaging comments from him... I stopped at page 6) Maybe he is a hack, I have no clue. But he is a hack with a fairly big linux-focused audience that repeated a few home truths (in my opinion). I am using it to try to illustrate how the status quo is harming the project. If that isn't important to you or you don't agree, that's fine. > > > You may agree or disagree with his conclusion but his facts are a > > reflexion of the CentOS lists. > > No. His conclusions are rehashed, sometimes verbatim, from this list > and the same vocal and tiny minority of users; and that's one of the > problems I have with his style of one-sided journalism - there are two > sides to most every story and when you concentrate solely on the > negative aspects you are doing your readers a grave disservice. And those that think everything is peachy are also a tiny minority as far as we know, because I reckon 95%+ of CentOS users never post on the list. I wish people would stop stating what the *think* as *fact*. > > > If CentOS had a communication policy, it could spare itself these > > types of articles... > > No. These types of articles will continue to appear whether there is a > communications "policy" or not. In my opinion, what a load of clap-trap. If that was the case, then every community project irrespective of governance would get "these" types of articles and as far as I can tell, that just aint the case! > > > John > -- > The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to > have any. > > -- Katharine Whitehorn (1928-), British journalist, writer, and columnist >