Steven Vaughan-Nichols: Mouthpiece for Jim Zemlin, Salaried by (or via) ZDNet

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-06-29 04:39:13 UTC
Modified: 2022-06-29 04:39:13 UTC

ZDNet and Zemlin are both funded by and connected to Microsoft

Steven Vaughan-Nichols puff pieces
All the fluff about OIN and the Linux Foundation is paid for. It's a priority because of money.

narratives.zdnet.com
The business model (other than advertising for companies like Microsoft). Jim Zemlin's PAC openly admits paying so-called 'news' sites to parrot the press releases. These folks brag about this in sponsorship brochures.

Summary: In ZDNet, all the latest 5 "articles" about "Linux" are just spam/puff pieces for the Linux Foundation (screenshot above), a front group of monopolies and foes of the GPL. ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols also defamed the person behind the GPL. Follow through to narratives.zdnet.com and find: "Through ZDNet Narratives, our advertising partners tell their comprehensive product and solutions stories" (so it's not journalism but narratives for sale or coin-operated pundits who cover what the sponsors tell them to)

RMS et al
Image source unknown; there's this new letter in support of RMS (to quote, "June 24, 2022. Added a letter in support of Richard Stallman by Francisca Pacheco López.")

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Gemini Links 28/08/2025: Back in Japan and Why "Hacker News" Sucks: Links for the day
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IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 27, 2025: IRC logs for Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Links 27/08/2025: Police Against Media Freedom in the UK, Energy-Hungry Countries Targeted by China: Links for the day
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Links 27/08/2025: Microsoft Demoralises Staff With Slop Demands, Leaving Mastodon Explained: Links for the day
12 Hours Ago The Register MS Published a Fake (Paid-for) Article, But This One for a Change Did Not Promote a Ponzi Scheme: There are also Free software alternatives, but they don't pay The Register MS for "synthetic" so-called 'journalism'
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Gemini Links 27/08/2025: Headphones and Tartarus: Links for the day
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Steven Vaughan-Nichols: Mouthpiece for Jim Zemlin, Salaried by (or via) ZDNet

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