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  1. Re:What can a good Netizen do? by RWC09 · · Score: 1 · on Code Redux

    There is a story running at maximumlinux. It tells how to setup a script to dig through the log files and e-mail the infected systems.

  2. This will not affect development of Eazel by The+Unconquered+One · · Score: 2 · on Eazel: The Honeymoon's Over
    The article says very few developers were laid off; business and marketing departments suffered the largest cuts. I don't see how this is news -- the economy is in a minor depression obviously, eventually companies will be able to expand their staff.

    Regardless, this is one of the major virtues of Open Source Software. If Eazel Inc. dies like the Maximum Linux magazine did, users of the software will most likely start an organization of former users who continue to develop Eazel. This is exactly what the Maximum Linux readers did -- formed Maximum Linux.org , to help support the community that would have else vanished.

  3. IDG: We'll Read When Pigs Fly by Dr.+Dew · · Score: 5 · on LinuxWorld.com, UnixInsider To Close

    I enjoyed LinuxWorld in particular, and will miss it. But this isn't particularly surprising, given the state of affairs at IDG.

    The InfoWorld weekly just isn't what it used to be; Bob Metcalf's departure left a void (and I never thought I'd think that, let alone say it). They're getting more reader comments in response to smacks at religion than they are at insightful pieces on the industry.

    IDG Books...er, Hungry Minds, is publishing Cliff's Notes and the computer equivalent...books for people who don't wanna know nothin'. Their logo change (to a flying pig, I kid you not) is beyond explanation.

    Sure, Tim O'Reilly is a windbag, but at least his company has carved out a niche and mostly has the respect of its readers.

    What's left of Bill Ziff's company is still churning out the typical combination of advertiser suck-up, bombast, and pertinent information.

    MaximumLinux is gone, but its current incarnation is, in my opinion, better than ever.

    The bottom line is that old-school publishing rules don't work well in the Internet space. I don't want to read advertising online. I worked for one of these publishers for years in the 90's, and I know how often people griped about the number of pages of advertising vs. editorial. Nothing has changed there, except that now the recipients are paying for the ad space in connection time.

    Like the Linux kernel, Linux media sources that get their energy and input from people who are interested will continue to thrive. Those that follow a business plan co-opted from last decade's print media are doomed.

    I guess I came to bury LinuxWorld.com, not to praise it. But I did like it while it lived.