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I understand the title used on HN tries to follow what the article title is, but it is thoroughly useless in giving me any information on the link. Why should I

• quantummkv 7y ago
  I don't see whats wrong with the title? The article is exactly what the title suggests - An open letter to the linux foundation
  • CharlesColeman 7y ago
    > I don't see whats wrong with the title? The article is exactly what the title suggests - An open letter to the linux foundation The problem is the title gives you no information about what the letter is actually about. An open letter could do anything from raising an important for the community...to something that's tedious and irrelevant (e.g. "An open letter to the linux foundation about the lack of vegan food in the cafeteria").
    • petercooper 7y ago
      That seems to be general policy. I track title edits and they are frequently (though certainly not always) made less informational: https://hackernewstitles.netlify.com/ https://hackernewstitles.netlify.com/ .. there are pros and cons so it's not a clear cut good or bad thing.
      • fourthark 7y ago
        Fascinating! Thank you!
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• Tomte 7y ago
  Indeed, why should one. This letter doesn't really inform the reader of anything. The very fact that it talks around the issue so much that you cannot even discern at all what the issue was, hints at "I don't need, nor do I want to know".
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• Bostonian 7y ago
  See my comment for the gist of the article.