wfp@dasys1.UUCP (William Phillips) (09/11/88)
In article <636@muffin.cme-durer.ARPA> libes@cme-durer.arpa (Don Libes) writes: >In article <22873@amdcad.AMD.COM> indra@amdcad.AMD.COM (Indra Singhal) writes: >>I did not think Mr Holub got a fair shake from DDJ so I offered to post >> his final column for him. ...... >C'mon. This is not fair to give Holub a platform without giving DDJ a >chance. ...... >I have no comment on the direction of DDJ. I have never subscribed to >it. I've no connections with anyone at DDJ or Holub. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ > >Don Libes cme-durer.arpa ...!uunet!cme-durer!libes Well, now. Unless I'm very much mistaken (in which case I offer my sincere apologies and retract this statement), this is the same Don Libes who writes an excellent regular column called "The C Forum" in _Micro/Systems Journal_ (which is one of the few remaining decent small computer tech magazines). Mr Libes (whose dad is the Founder and Editor of _MSJ_) is listed in the masthead as one of two technical editors . What I find distressing here is the fact (not mentioned by Mr Libes) that there is clearly a connection between him and _DDJ_, specifically that _DDJ_ and _MSJ_ are both publications of M&T Publishing Inc., and, while their editorial departments are (I think -- I _hope_) totally separate, a quick perusal of the mastheads of the two journals reveals that they share Production, Circulation and Administration departments, though, curiously, not Advertising. I have absolutely nothing against Mr Libes, who has been an active contributor to the microcomputing community at least since he was in his early teens, but I do like to keep facts straight and I feel his disclaimer is disingenuous. -- William Phillips {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\ Big Electric Cat Public Unix {bellcore,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!wfp New York, NY, USA !!! JUST SAY "NO" TO OS/2 !!!
wfp@dasys1.UUCP (William Phillips) (09/11/88)
I wonder if anyone remebers who actually _owns_ _DDJ_.
The answer is in the tiny print in the masthead:
_DDJ_ is published under license from People's Computer Company,
2862 Bishop Dr., Suite 107, San Ramon, CA 95483, a nonprofit
corporation.
I wonder what the terms of the license are. Specifically, I wonder if
PCC has the ability to move _DDJ_ to a different publisher which might
(at least for a time :-) bring it back on course. I wonder if they care.
Hmmmmmm?
Naaaaaah.
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William Phillips {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\
Big Electric Cat Public Unix {bellcore,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!wfp
New York, NY, USA !!! JUST SAY "NO" TO OS/2 !!!