"Techrights Statement on Phoronix" Still Valid Five Years Later
Months ago:
In winter of 2021/22 (i.e. half a decade ago) we issued a "Techrights Statement on Phoronix".
What we said back then has aged well. There were several aspects to it, but what broke the camel's back were the corporate sponsorship of the site in exchange for flattering/positive coverage. Those were sponsorships from hardware companies (banks) and even from Microsoft, a de facto Ponzi scheme.
Our position as stated in early 2022 has not changed. It has not 'evolved'.
Today we focus on GAFAM failures and debt. We'll encourage using alternatives (the time is right when Microsoft is down) and push the theme of re-decentralization.
Phoronix is centralised (Clownflare) and has long been that way. █