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Bad and complex architectureBad and complex architecturePosted Jul 30, 2009 20:54 UTC (Thu) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767)In reply to: Bad and complex architecture by astrand Parent article: Google releases Neatx NX server
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I'm trying not to "sell" ThinLinc too much in this forum, but since you brought this up: """
Well, it was probably inevitable from the time that you, Peter Åstrand, "Chief Developer" for Cendio's ThinLinc product, a proprietary competitor to NX, started a thread on LWN.net entitled "Bad and complex architecture", trashing NX, and talking up TigerVNC more than its actual performance justifies, without really disclosing who you were until finally dropping a hint long after everyone else had moved on from this thread.
Shame on you. When we think Microsoft is doing that we call it "Astroturfing".
I have found our conversation enjoyable and enlightening, and my resulting research beneficial and educational. But I can't help feeling annoyed.
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Bad and complex architecture Posted Jul 30, 2009 21:54 UTC (Thu) by astrand (guest, #4908) [Link]
I'm sorry to hear that you feel "annoyed", it was certainly not my intent. I'm writing this in my spare time, as a private individual. Cendio is not paying my LWN subscription. I don't think that one needs to present themself before writing in this forum. Nor should it be necessary to include disclaimers of type "this is my personal opinion and not my employers".
Bad and complex architecture Posted Jul 30, 2009 22:37 UTC (Thu) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
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I'm writing this in my spare time, as a private individual... """
... with a direct and substantial financial interest in discrediting the competition. And if you were to let people know about your direct and substantial financial interest up front you would have less credibility when doing it.
Who it is who pays for your LWN subscription, and whether it happens to be during business hours or not is completely beside the point.
And when such clear conflict of interest exists, it *is* customary to declare such.
disclaimers Posted Jul 31, 2009 0:47 UTC (Fri) by xoddam (subscriber, #2322) [Link]
Well it certainly is customary to declare a pecuniary interest upfront, but I would not have thought that diminished one's credibility. Indeed it has been most enlightening on occasion when, for instance, openly-declared vmware hackers have weighed in on the subject of virtual machine internals in the context of a discussion of several competing free vm implementations.
Bad and complex architecture Posted Jul 31, 2009 13:29 UTC (Fri) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
Agreed. Industry players commenting about the relative merits of their respective approaches is a good thing. Just not when it comes in the form of astroturfing. (Åstrand-turfing?)
Bad and complex architecture Posted Jul 31, 2009 16:26 UTC (Fri) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]
The above was supposed to be a reply to xoddam, of course.
Bad and complex architecture Posted Aug 7, 2009 13:31 UTC (Fri) by deleteme (guest, #49633) [Link]
A little harsh perhaps? I found the discussion very interesting.
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