+1 for the publishing of your response as an "open letter" of sorts.
I kind of published an open letter once. It was written to the people in charge of the FIRST Robotics competition. I basically asked that they try and adopt a more open source philosophy since it seemed to be compatible with their mission statement. I think i had asked for some input from some other people before i sent it off to them. The letter turned out to be well received and as a direct result released their hardware designs and made their CAD files freely accessible. That letter is probably still floating around on the Internet somewhere. But i say publish it, because you never know what kind of good things will come from it. Maybe nothing, but you never know.
On Friday, March 23, 2012 2:32:37 PM UTC-6, EJ wrote:
Yes, I keep meaning to put it on our blog, at least. I'd like it in the public record...--
We also considered going head to head with Carl on his blog, but rejected the idea because it really would not accomplish anything. He would always get the last word, and although the article was slanted in many ways (e.g. all the quotes from the DIY people appeared on the article's second page, which most folks probably never read as they skim the paper for news) it was truthful.
I knew the minute I got the email from him describing the article's premise that it was a no-win situation. If you refuse to talk to them then it looks like you are hiding something, and if you do talk to them you are always aware that they will attempt to take what you say out of context to support the premise of the article. Given the situation, I think all three of us reluctant spokespersons did pretty well.
On Friday, March 23, 2012 4:14:57 PM UTC-4, Dan wrote:On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Cathal Garvey <cathalgarvey@gmail.com> wrote:
> Have you guys considered publishing your letter as an "Open Letter" online,
> given the editor's unwillingness to offer your alternative viewpoints in
> print?
> -CathalPlease do this. Or send your response to another publication, who can
then get their digs in at their competitor. (Is that journalistic bad
form? I dunno how these things work.)-Dan
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