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Trident Micro Update
grendelkhan writes: "According to Linux Today, Trident is denying that they are no longer supporting open source developers for XFree86." This message from Eich clarifies the events leading up to this. Looks like Trident chips will continue to be supported, one way or another.
As well you should as well as everyone else who heeded slashdot's call to bombard them with nasty emails without knowing all the details.
Of course, the biggest ass here is slashdot. They don't seem to realize or accept the fact that because of their size and reach they have a responsibility to fact check their stories. SOMEONE should have called trident for a comment, and definately not advocated that we bombard them with emails right in the damn story. And not even so much as an appology in this "update".
"No, of course getting all the facts in a story or reaching out for both sides of the story is out of the question. We're slashdot! We jump at every chance to whip up a fury in the name of open source! We love to make it look like and bitch about how our operating system is being oppressed, when in reality it's just commericially unviable!"
What is wrong with you people? This is a huge site owned by a large and publicly traded company, so why is the attitude of the editors still akin to an immature high schooler? Grow up Slashdot.