Absolutely. Many ghost writers can go as far as asking the creators of
the product if they like the article before it goes to print.
Cheers!
Roman
Tom Brinkman wrote:
>
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Linux newsgroups provide friendly support for new and old users.
> > The politics involved in writing articles by 'ghost writers' for some of
> > these PC magazines is laughable?
> > Let's take it a little further. Windows isn't original. Isn't it a
> > derivative?
> >
> > Read your history, rather than quoting articles written by ghost
> > writers.
> >
> > Linux doesn't bite nor do the users. In fact, you'll find them quite
> > friendly and very helpful.
>
> All true, but I believe the bottom line here is that reviews
> and commentaries in 'pc' magazines, including sites like ZD and
> Cnet, are the worst places to go for info on hardware and software.
> They don't bite the hands that feed 'em, their advertisers
> --
> ~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >
> >
> > Adriaan Barel wrote:
> > >
> > > Quote from a PC magazine:-
> > >
> > > "Let's face it: getting support for Windows is much easier than
> > > getting
> > > support for Linux. That's because there are a few things militating
> > > against
> > > the development of a useful Linux support network.
> > > The first is that Linux is a derivative of Unix, a true programmer's
> > > paradise. Unix has long been the domain which you enter by walking
> > > beneath
> > > banners that say 'Normal humans need not apply' and 'User-friendliness
> > > is
> > > for wimps'. A lot of this attitude has rolled over into the Linux
> > > community.
> > > It expresses itself in newsgroups where flaming is a matter of course,
> > > anyone who can't phrase a question in hexadecimal is torn to bits, and
> > > medals are awarded for answers couched in the most cryptic terms
> > > possible."
> > >
> > > Adriaan Barel
