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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