For major linux industry news such as new kernel releases and new distro releases, I'd personally like to suggest that no outside contributor's name be attached to it. I'm referring to such things as "Bonzo was the first to mention that 2.2.2-ac4 has been released", not the "Posted by CmdrTaco" lines. Maybe 150 people post such a news item, or maybe only 15 - I really don't know, but awarding people as the first to report a story that will shortly be all over the major Linux sites anyway is just like people posting "first!" comments - it isn't *that* much of a contribution. News about kernel releases is available through so many mediums - usenet, mailing lists, other websites such as freshmeat.net, etc.
The types of contributions which should be encouraged are the obscure story of someone in Australia getting a Windows refund, or a Usenet post about writing drivers for some new hardware. Post-worthy articles that receive less than 5 unique submissions by external Slashdot readers are the ones that really deserve honorable mention.
The article does a nice job explaining that Linux is free, but I think it is important to point out why it is free. A casual reader of this article won't know the history of the GNU project, or anything about the GPL. I would like to see more articles of this nature give more coverage to the GNU project which is as much a driving force as the Linux kernel is.
A better name for this article would be "Feed Maelcum." the irresponsible, live-at-home-with-mom leader of Kosmic is a selfish, unfair non-leader. Profits from all sales of Kosmic related merchandise is not appropriately directed to the people with talent: the musicians. Andy Voss (aka Phoenix) never received *any* payment for the tape he released and sold through Area 51. Maelcum does not have a job other than placing banner ads on the Kosmic web site.
Don't fall for this act of desperation. Force Maelcum to find work or file for welfare. Hopefully the quality musicians still left in Kosmic will eventually get the respect they deserve without the "administrative fees" charged by a lazy worthless Maelcum.
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The word "their" is spelled as I have done, and not as "thier".
"Circuitery" is not the correct spelling. Please fix the spelling error in the story title.
Are we expected to congratulate Red Hat for obeying their GPL obligations? I don't get it.
For major linux industry news such as new kernel releases and new distro releases, I'd personally like to suggest that no outside contributor's name be attached to it. I'm referring to such things as "Bonzo was the first to mention that 2.2.2-ac4 has been released", not the "Posted by CmdrTaco" lines. Maybe 150 people post such a news item, or maybe only 15 - I really don't know, but awarding people as the first to report a story that will shortly be all over the major Linux sites anyway is just like people posting "first!" comments - it isn't *that* much of a contribution. News about kernel releases is available through so many mediums - usenet, mailing lists, other websites such as freshmeat.net, etc.
The types of contributions which should be encouraged are the obscure story of someone in Australia getting a Windows refund, or a Usenet post about writing drivers for some new hardware. Post-worthy articles that receive less than 5 unique submissions by external Slashdot readers are the ones that really deserve honorable mention.
The article does a nice job explaining that Linux is free, but I think it is important to point out why it is free. A casual reader of this article won't know the history of the GNU project, or anything about the GPL. I would like to see more articles of this nature give more coverage to the GNU project which is as much a driving force as the Linux kernel is.
Walnut Creek did not shut the demo archive down. Snowman did.
Try visiting ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/demos and see how shut down it is.
A better name for this article would be "Feed Maelcum." the irresponsible, live-at-home-with-mom leader of Kosmic is a selfish, unfair non-leader. Profits from all sales of Kosmic related merchandise is not appropriately directed to the people with talent: the musicians. Andy Voss (aka Phoenix) never received *any* payment for the tape he released and sold through Area 51. Maelcum does not have a job other than placing banner ads on the Kosmic web site.
Don't fall for this act of desperation. Force Maelcum to find work or file for welfare. Hopefully the quality musicians still left in Kosmic will eventually get the respect they deserve without the "administrative fees" charged by a lazy worthless Maelcum.