Source availability

Source availability

Posted Jan 6, 2006 18:00 UTC (Fri) by evgeny (guest, #774)
In reply to: Source availability by Duncan
Parent article: The Grumpy Editor's Obviously Incorrect 2006 Predictions

> Also know that this inconsistency bothers at least a few of us enough that it will eventually interfere with continued subscriptions,

Please learn to live in a democratic society. Given the poll
1) Release the LWN sources today (with all the related consequences),
or
2) Let Jonathan decide as he sees fit

I'm damn sure the majority of the LWN subscribers would choose 2). Do you stop paying taxes or even leave the country only because the candidate you voted for didn't get the chair? Yes, as whoever said it (Churchill?) democracy is bad, but there is nothing better.

_I_ personally pay for the superb LWN content, and would object if part of my money goes to cover the burden of releasing the code instead of writing a new "Grumpy" article. There are literally thousands coders out there who are capable of doing the LWN machinery in a very reasonable amount of time, while there are very, very few and far between who can deliver the Linux coverage like the LWN staff does.

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