Summary: Why Boycott Novell covers a particular type of stories

WE are occasionally being asked why this Web site bears a negative tone in the sense that it mostly covers bad news.

Daily links present the positive news for the most part, with the exception of the "leftovers" which are beyond the scope of this Web site (it would be nice to properly cover these too). Other Web sites already do a fine job covering this type of stories.

“Microsoft is covered a lot because Microsoft is by far the biggest opponent to Free software, and certainly the most active one.”Issues that need to be "unspun" or addressed for the risks that they are will usually be turned into posts in order to understand threats to freedom. This is why an impression may be given that the site has an "alarmist" aspect to it. Microsoft is covered a lot because Microsoft is by far the biggest opponent to Free software, and certainly the most active one.

In a very recent interview, Richard Stallman explained that he tends to look at the lurking dangers rather than savour too much the victories. Resting on one's laurels is unwise if the saying "only the paranoid survive" holds true. ⬆