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decision makers...decision makers...Posted May 9, 2006 17:04 UTC (Tue) by pflugstad (subscriber, #224)In reply to: Halting by AnswerGuy Parent article: Linux kernel 'getting buggier,' leader says (ZDNet)
Even many non-technical readers (those with skills in critical analysis -- such as decision makers in the Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000) would see through such sensationalism.Just my opinion/experience, but I think you're drastically overstating the abilities of such "decision makers". Which means that what the "journalist" writes does have an impact. Just look at the continuing air time people like John "Let's whack the /. hornets nest" Dvorak and Rob "I am BillG's love child" Enderle keep getting. (Aside: if the /. editors had sense, they'd permanently ban any Dvorak article - the guy is clearly just a troll at this point). You may not listen to them (having correctly concluded they are idiots), but "decision makers", in the absense of additional information, probably will. The only real solution seems to be to put out the right message, continually and constantly. This is slowly happening as companies like IBM engage their marketing arms constructively. I think my point is that stories like this don't help the perception of Linux/OSS. They need to be clarified for all the "decision makers" out there who only see the sensationalist part. Should we change Linux/Andrew - absolutely not. But there needs to be feedback and clarification, both to the journalist, their editors and "decision makers" about what the real story is.
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