Free Software Mag Interviews Sys-Con Publisher

NW writes "Tony Mobily, editor of the Free Software Magazine recently interviewed Fuat Kircaali, founder and publisher of Sys-Con Media. The interview revolves around the recent controversy surrounding the article written by Maureen O'Gara attacking Pamela Jones of GrokLaw."

The Credibility of Groklaw

[dj245]

Lots of people seem to be attacking the credibility of Groklaw lately, this case was carried by several online media including The Register [theregister.co.uk] which seemed to side against Groklaw. A conspiricy by SCO perhaps?

In the event of such a conspiracy, I today announce my new cut-rate prices of my credibility.

For $20, I will state in any highly moderated slashdot comment that Groklaw may not be entirely correct and all sides of the issue must be looked at.
For $40, I will embed subliminal messages into comments stating that Groklaw is evil and SCO is good.
For $80, I will crapflood articles with SCO propaganda.
and for $699, I will state that I too have purchased linux liscences for my company so we don't have to worry about the legal liabilities and also, Groklaw sucks.

All Prices USD, effective date 13 Friday 2005.

If I am Elected President...

[John F. Kerry]

If I am elected President, I will submit a bill to Congress outlawing Maureen O'Gara!

Interview summary:

[Sheetrock]

I'm sorry if the article offended you nuts.

Re:A Chilling Effect

[chotchki]

Well its rather simple. To an inexperienced sys admin a slashdotting looks identical to a DDoS.

I'm going to miss Maureen

[ErikTheRed]

I mean, who else writes stuff that you can read something on your screen that makes your scream:

"WHORE! YOU GODDAMN FUCKING BILL-GATES FELCHING, DARL McBRIDE COCKSMOKING WHORE!"

There's just something so cathartic about that.

Oh, wait, Forbes is still printing Daniel Lyons. Never mind.

Re:I thought Slashdot was against hate crimes...

[Anonymous Coward]

I hate hate.

Oh noes!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hi there! It looks like you are voicing a dissenting opinion. Would you like to:

Get modded down

Get bitchslapped

Get temp-banned

Well, somewhat.

[DietCoke]

If that "tabloid trash" ends up getting back to their advertisers, they aren't content to run with it. This is like ringing the doorbell and running... they get off by publishing something like this, but when it offends the public sensibilities they retreat as fast as possible.

I'm glad that they canned MOG, but talk about a lack of balls... the damage was already done. They were just tired of being called jackasses, and thought that pulling the article would stop it.

Jackasses.

World's leading i-technology magazine publisher

[Chuck Chunder]

Well that makes sense, surely everyone else would be too embarrassed to call themselves an "i-technology magazine publisher".

I suppose it could be worse, they could be an "i-technology e-magazine net-publisher".

It's a recurring problem

[MarkusQ]

He still doesn't seem to understand what he did wrong.

He doesn't understand what he did wrong when he published the article, and I'll bet dollars to doughnuts he doesn't yet realize what he did wrong in the interview.

I can't imagine anyone with even a shred of a clue, when giving an interview that is almost certain to be linked to by slashdot, giving blanket permision like he did:

Besides, talking about personal home numbers, you can find my home number listed in the white pages and my home address is listed there as well. If a reporter wants to call me up at home or in my office, they can look up my phone number and address and show up at my door and ring my bell. I will come out and take a picture with the reporter if he or she wants to take my picture. Any reporter is welcome to my home as well as my office. We are not anonymous or private when it relates to our professional lives.

*Wince* What was he thinking?

--MarkusQ

P.S. For the record, if I ever get interviewed and slashdot gets hold of it, I want all of you yahoos to stay the heck away from my house. My number is not listed and I will not pose for photos with you.

Re:Was this "DoS" a Slashdotting?

[Xisiqomelir]

Are you suggesting, sir, that the world's leading i-technology magazine publisher (with 16 titles) would be unaware of a simple distinction that our lowliest crapflooder could manage? Don't be preposterous.