[Fsf-friends] Isn't it ironical?

[Nikhil Prabhakar]

Hi,
I had mailed to linux-mag.com <http://linux-mag.com/> about the issue of M$
ad on their site spreading "Get The Facts" propaganda.Here is their
response:

>Dear Mr. Prabhakar,

>How, in a semi-free society, can we deny the right of one company to buy
>advertising space from us but not others? We have no policy enabling us to
>censor advertisers, except when they break the law (fraud, libel, lewd
>solicitations, etc). Microsoft wants to put out a message of its
alternative
>solutions to the open source community, and they've chosen our
>well-respected and well-trafficked site to do so.

>Personally, I think will prove to be a waste of time, as your note reveals.
>Think of it as a sign of the pressure that Microsoft and all makers of
>proprietary software are feeling because of the relentless momentum behind
>open source, open standard solutions. And if their money helps keep us in
>business producing an information resource valued by the Linux community we
>serve, isn't that a good for all of us?

>If I may ask, are you a subscriber to our publication? Are you too helping
>to keep us in business? I would be glad to think so.

>Regards,

>Robert Wells, Ph.D.
>VP, Business Development
>Linux Magazine

Regards

nipra

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