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You make a lot of good points but overstate Groklie's influence on the professional press. It came down to a few journalists who wanted to present themselves to

You make a lot of good points but overstate Groklie's influence on the professional press. It came down to a few journalists who wanted to present themselves to their audiences as open source activists. Serious media didn't care. A few days ago, I was quoted on Google's $900M bid for Nortel's patents by the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, BBC News, law.com, and on Android's patent problems by Bloomberg. I started my FOSS Patents blog only a year ago. Did Groklaw ever get quoted by media like that? I can't remember having seen that ever. That doesn't mean that it hasn't happened, but I'm not aware of any example.

Valour 16y ago
She wasn't quoted by any major media that I knew of. In the open source/Linux media she was quoted now and then. Specifically, I interviewed her a couple of times. But there was a universal gag order on writing about Groklaw or PJ. I know. I was there. I was one of those journalists.
roel_v 16y ago
Sorry for bringing the general level of HN down with this comment, but after reading all your comments in this thread I just have to let it out - man, you're the biggest douche I've ever seen online, and that counts for something.
- RexRollman 16y ago
  It has been that way for years. One day, I hope we will find out who is pulling his strings.
  - Valour 16y ago
    All this time, you never asked who was pulling PJ's strings? Every time someone questions her motives, methods, or anything else about her, the communist witch hunt to discover who is funding her criticism begins, but nobody ever asks how someone who posts stories over a 20 hour period is making her living.
- Valour 16y ago
  The fact that your comment was upvoted is a testament to the uselessness of the voting system on this site. That sucks -- I thought the people here were a little smarter and higher class than Reddit or Digg. Look, PJ is not the paragon of virtue that you think she is. I know that is an uncomfortable thing for you to hear, and it must break your heart to know that she's just as dirty and underhanded as the people she attacks, but downvoting won't make the truth go away.

Valour 16y ago

She wasn't quoted by any major media that I knew of. In the open source/Linux media she was quoted now and then. Specifically, I interviewed her a couple of times. But there was a universal gag order on writing about Groklaw or PJ. I know. I was there. I was one of those journalists.

roel_v 16y ago

Sorry for bringing the general level of HN down with this comment, but after reading all your comments in this thread I just have to let it out - man, you're the biggest douche I've ever seen online, and that counts for something.

RexRollman 16y ago
It has been that way for years. One day, I hope we will find out who is pulling his strings.
- Valour 16y ago
  All this time, you never asked who was pulling PJ's strings? Every time someone questions her motives, methods, or anything else about her, the communist witch hunt to discover who is funding her criticism begins, but nobody ever asks how someone who posts stories over a 20 hour period is making her living.
Valour 16y ago
The fact that your comment was upvoted is a testament to the uselessness of the voting system on this site. That sucks -- I thought the people here were a little smarter and higher class than Reddit or Digg. Look, PJ is not the paragon of virtue that you think she is. I know that is an uncomfortable thing for you to hear, and it must break your heart to know that she's just as dirty and underhanded as the people she attacks, but downvoting won't make the truth go away.