yes, that's what I'm afraid of

Posted Mar 4, 2009 15:01 UTC (Wed) by coriordan (guest, #7544)
In reply to: hmm. a pro-swpat group takes control of the media by dmarti
Parent article: The Linux Foundation acquires Linux.com

I saw their board and their funders and that the fee structure means that the money from the eight Platinum members eclipses all other sources of income combined.

Their money comes, by a large majority, from a Who's Who of pro-software-patent lobbyists. They're only missing Microsoft.

This raises the important question of media: how will LF's editorial control influence linux.com's coverage of software patents?