[CS-FSLUG] And IT Pros Don't Buy the MS R&D Hype Either

[Don Parris]

On 1/18/06, David Aikema <david at aikema.net> wrote:
> On 1/17/06, Nathan T. <celerate at gmail.com> wrote:
> > That was quite well done, you seem to have quite a bit of freedom to
> > speak your mind too.
>
> That was one thing that mildly irrated me when I saw the "newswire" in
> the URL.  It's not news - its an editorial.
>
> David
>
> _______________________________________________

Sorry David.  All of our articles hit the newswire - whether they are
"editorials" or "news".  We do not separate news from editorials. 
However, you can see the title, source, and what kind of story it is
(in most cases):
Microsoft Puts Open-Source Integration to the Test
eWeek; By Peter Galli (Posted by Abe on Jan 18, 2006 2:25 PM)
[Story Type: News Story; Groups: Community, Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE]

You can also browse by date, or by sections and even article types:
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/viewby.php?filter=:1&sort=&remove=1

Our newswire is actually one of the reasons people visit us.  It gives
them a snapshot of what's happening in the world.  Our headlines take
you straight to the articles as well.  You shouldn't have to click
through additional links to get to an article (as is the case with
some sites).  These things came up when I started a thread in the LXer
Meta Forum about why people visit LXer.

Dave is slowly working to implement some changes to the site.  I think
having a better separation of articles is part of the plan.  Just be
aware it will take some time.

Don
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