Red Hat fails to take WeMakeFedora.org [LWN.net]

Red Hat fails to take WeMakeFedora.org

Posted Mar 21, 2022 9:54 UTC (Mon) by farnz (subscriber, #17727)
In reply to: Red Hat fails to take WeMakeFedora.org by anselm
Parent article: Red Hat fails to take WeMakeFedora.org

He gets that ammunition regardless of whether or not LWN reports on it, though. And by reporting on it, LWN increases the chance that people are aware of the details of what happened (a fairly routine trademark licensing decision), not just Mr Pocock's claims whatever they may be.

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Red Hat fails to take WeMakeFedora.org

Posted Mar 21, 2022 17:41 UTC (Mon) by pebolle (guest, #35204) [Link]

> And by reporting on it, LWN increases the chance that people are aware of the details of what happened (a fairly routine trademark licensing decision), not just Mr Pocock's claims whatever they may be.

LWN should report on whatever happens around free software no matter what the consequences. Otherwise it ends up in the limbo where reporting on sports or popular culture wanders (providing entertainment). Or, perhaps more accurate, the limbo where reporting on the arts wanders (with their palpable fear of admitting that much of the current arts is below par).

Because whenever LWN reports on events that make free software and the people involved in it look bad - and there's no shortage of those - it will at the end of the day benefit free software. And if free software can't withstand proper scrutiny than it doesn't deserve our support.