I'm going to try to put aside for a moment my initial reaction to Katrina's email. Trying to be objective, I think the topics covered by the website in question are certainly "of interest to hackers", and on that ground, I would have absolutely no objection to someone producing an episode about it. On the other hand, the website content is not freely licensed, and I don't see them as generally promoting free culture or hacker culture. For recurring promotions, I think HPR only has an obligation (if it can even be called that) to promote sites or services that are in direct support of its goals. My view of HPR's goals is of course merely opinion, and it is the view of the community as a whole that really matters. If the community feels this is the type of project we should be supporting, then I'm behind it, but I don't personally feel that a non-free-culture IT education site fits the bill.
Objectivity aside, Katrina's email made me bristle. My recommendation is that we take it in the spirit in which it was offered: that of HPR selling out to garner more page views and downloads. No thanks. _______________________________________________ Hpr mailing list Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
