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Another source of infoAnother source of infoPosted Feb 5, 2012 14:30 UTC (Sun) by clump (subscriber, #27801)In reply to: Another source of info by SecretEuroPatentAgentMan Parent article: The end of LinuxDevices?
Sounds like you should volunteer.
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Another source of info Posted Feb 5, 2012 22:08 UTC (Sun) by SecretEuroPatentAgentMan (guest, #66656) [Link]
Since I have worked for some of the companies that frequently appear in these news I hope for understanding that I cannot be expected to be entirely objectively in such writings. It would therefore be best I didn't write about it.
What I can do and what I did, was to list a few of my sources for embedded related news.
Another source of info Posted Feb 6, 2012 2:27 UTC (Mon) by josh (subscriber, #17465) [Link]
If you have concerns about your own personal objectivity, you could still forward interesting hardware news links to LWN, relying on the objective reporting of publications like those you mentioned.
But in general, many people in the Linux kernel community work for various companies, and nonetheless manage to objectively deal with contributions and discussions with their competitors. (Also, you said "worked", the past-tense of which suggests you may not anymore, which would make a potential conflict of interest even less likely.) Given that, I see no reason why you couldn't sensibly provide good reports on the state of open hardware and embedded Linux, if you had the time and inclination to do so.
Ruling out anyone with experience in the field doesn't seem like a recipe for good reporting. :)
Another source of info Posted Feb 8, 2012 15:42 UTC (Wed) by SecretEuroPatentAgentMan (guest, #66656) [Link]
Objectivity cuts many ways. It is possible that in the line of my work I get to know things that I cannot report and also would make general reporting awkward. Also if I report on news others will question my objectivity for the same reasons, moreso since I prefer not to name my clients, which in any case will change over time and require clearance work due to professional ethics.
It is true that some of the big names in embedded no longer are my clients, nevertheless some are considered attractive as clients and it is therefore quite possible I will again work for these companies.
Another source of info Posted Feb 6, 2012 16:00 UTC (Mon) by sjj (subscriber, #2020) [Link]
There is no such thing as "entirely objective". Except maybe a book of the digits of Pi or somesuch. Not all that interesting.
Having worked for some companies in the field would actually be a huge plus, since you have a much better grasp of the players and their goals.
Just be open about your biases, if any. In this age when the internet is huge dump of opinion media, most intelligent people have learned to figure out where writers are coming from.
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