Re: push back on negative articles



Hi, Karen:

 

How is your time on Thursday? I'm available 10am-6pm Pacific time I suggest spending 30-40 minutes on the phone. We could also do chat, or I could send you questions by email, but the phone is probably the least effort for you.

 

 

On Monday, August 20, 2012 12:55:09 PM Karen Sandler wrote:

> On Mon, August 20, 2012 3:04 pm, Stormy Peters wrote:

> > Hi Bruce,

> >

> > Thanks for reaching out!

> >

> > We'd definitely like to take you up on your and talk to you. Maybe Karen

> > or

> > Sri would be the right person? (Karen, Sri?) Or Allan Day?

>

> Hi Bruce,

>

> I'd love to talk to you! (as always) Perhaps we can do that with Sri or

> Allan, if they'd like too? :)

>

> I second Stormy's sentiment - thanks for reaching out.

>

> karen

>

> > Stormy

> >

> > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Bruce Byfield <bbyfield axion net>

> >

> > wrote:

> >> **

> >>

> >> Negative articles? Are you kidding?

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Because I mention what many people in the community are saying? What

> >> some

> >> GNOME developers are saying?

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> If I didn't care what was happening in the free software community, I

> >> wouldn't have written the article in the first place. I would be doing a

> >> poor job as a journalist, and doing nothing for the community if I only

> >> reported on the happy things and ignored the problems.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> That said, if anyone cares to engage in a responsible conversation about

> >> GNOME's current state and how the project is being received, you're

> >> welcome

> >> to get in touch. I can't guarantee publication of the result -- that is

> >> ultimately up to my editors -- but I would certainly be interested in

> >> writing an article that accurately reflects opposing views. I don't have

> >> to

> >> agree with a position to think that it's worth letting other people

> >> hear.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> --

> >>

> >> Bruce Byfield 604-421-7189 (on Pacific time)

> >>

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> >>

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> >>

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