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I think the imagery you referenced in your post was a little non-sensical. But okay. Looks like you got quite a few likes and comments on that post so gold star

I think the imagery you referenced in your post was a little non-sensical. But okay. Looks like you got quite a few likes and comments on that post so gold star for you.

dredmorbius 11y ago
BIZX have an admittedly inhereted credibility gap to bridge with Slashdot and Sourceforge. That's going to require both openness and getting well out in front of the message. Why a principally tourism-oriented website management firm now has an interest in these two specific, storied, and as noted, tainted properties has some 'splainin' to do. The name doesn't much help. It's not awful, but it's definitely not great. There's little on the principles (I've found ... Rodger, is it? via LinkedIn and Bloomberg), and addressing why they're interested and what you're bringing to the table, and, since this is a business, are hoping to take from it, are valid questions for the community to be asking. Go back to see what the discussion was at the time Dice picked up Slashdot and Sourceforge: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6262347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6262347 From the even more technical Linux Weekly News: https://lwn.net/Articles/564250/ https://lwn.net/Articles/564250/ Or the (minimal) discussion from the announcement DHI were selling them: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9961783 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9961783 Or Slashdot itself: http://m.slashdot.org/story/175039 http://m.slashdot.org/story/175039 Among the comments: "Who the hell is going to buy sourceforge at this point? It's not even worth the intellectual property behind the scenes. Maybe someone like cnet who wants another distribution channel for not-quite-malware." Again: I've had at least 17 years' association with Slashdot, and quite nearly as long with Sourceforge. I'm rather skeptical at this point that any private concern can manage them appropriately. It's an uphill battle. If your intentions are good, best luck to you. Don't think it'll be easy, and there are many who may well be hoping to see you stumble. I'm not one of them, but I'm highly dubious of success.
- loganabbott 11y ago
  Thanks for the well wishes. We're not primarily a tourism-oriented website management firm. In fact over 90% of our sites are technology related. Maybe you didn't read the press release.
  - dredmorbius 11y ago
    Well, Sourceforge.org is blocked by my anti-malware tools, so there's that. Site counts are irrelevant. What's your revenue share by business line (tourism, tech, etc.)?
    - loganabbott 11y ago
      Almost all tech. Why are you so focused on tourism?
      - dredmorbius 11y ago
        Sources previously cited. Thanks for the info.
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I think the imagery you referenced in your post was a little non-sensical. But okay. Looks like you got quite a few likes and comments on that post so gold star for you.

dredmorbius 11y ago

BIZX have an admittedly inhereted credibility gap to bridge with Slashdot and Sourceforge. That's going to require both openness and getting well out in front of the message. Why a principally tourism-oriented website management firm now has an interest in these two specific, storied, and as noted, tainted properties has some 'splainin' to do. The name doesn't much help. It's not awful, but it's definitely not great. There's little on the principles (I've found ... Rodger, is it? via LinkedIn and Bloomberg), and addressing why they're interested and what you're bringing to the table, and, since this is a business, are hoping to take from it, are valid questions for the community to be asking. Go back to see what the discussion was at the time Dice picked up Slashdot and Sourceforge: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6262347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6262347 From the even more technical Linux Weekly News: https://lwn.net/Articles/564250/ https://lwn.net/Articles/564250/ Or the (minimal) discussion from the announcement DHI were selling them: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9961783 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9961783 Or Slashdot itself: http://m.slashdot.org/story/175039 http://m.slashdot.org/story/175039 Among the comments: "Who the hell is going to buy sourceforge at this point? It's not even worth the intellectual property behind the scenes. Maybe someone like cnet who wants another distribution channel for not-quite-malware." Again: I've had at least 17 years' association with Slashdot, and quite nearly as long with Sourceforge. I'm rather skeptical at this point that any private concern can manage them appropriately. It's an uphill battle. If your intentions are good, best luck to you. Don't think it'll be easy, and there are many who may well be hoping to see you stumble. I'm not one of them, but I'm highly dubious of success.

loganabbott 11y ago
Thanks for the well wishes. We're not primarily a tourism-oriented website management firm. In fact over 90% of our sites are technology related. Maybe you didn't read the press release.
- dredmorbius 11y ago
  Well, Sourceforge.org is blocked by my anti-malware tools, so there's that. Site counts are irrelevant. What's your revenue share by business line (tourism, tech, etc.)?
  - loganabbott 11y ago
    Almost all tech. Why are you so focused on tourism?
    - dredmorbius 11y ago
      Sources previously cited. Thanks for the info.
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