Fud-counter site

Now that most of the new Operating Systems and computer programs on the market are starting to mature, marketing and public relations departments of the more established systems are running out of factual "evidence" and are resorting to a strategy known as FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt).

Basically, this strategy consists of confusing the public by slightly bending the facts and leaving the rest to the imagination of the readership. We're all quite used to this tactic in TV commercials, but it's a new and worrying strategy in the written press and on the internet.

This site is dedicated to setting straight the facts whenever a marketing department runs wild. Don't be fooled by the domain name, we'll correct any grossly inaccurate document we come across. We consist mostly of technicians who want to be able to chose their systems on their technical merit instead of on which system has got the shiniest manuals. More information about who we are and what we do can be found in the FAQ and the About section.

Note: Due to many other developments, the maintenance of this site has not been kept up-to-date. A lot of things are changed, but we are working on them.

Feedback

This site is built by a group of volunteers who communicate to each other by email. Feel free to email us your comments to our mailing list or leave a message on our discussion forum. We really need feedback at this stage of the project, so any input is welcome.

Want to help?

The site is still looking for volunteers to write pieces for in the Tech Center, come up with a professional layout, help us gather information, etc...

If you want to help us, please go to the Contribute section to get an overview of the tasks that await you. When you want to know how things have been going, you can go to the List Archive and browse or email discussions and CVS messages.

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	Now that most of the new Operating Systems and computer programs on the market are starting to mature, marketing and public relations departments of the more established systems are running out of factual "evidence" and are resorting to a strategy known as FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt). Basically, this strategy consists of confusing the public by slightly bending the facts and leaving the rest to the imagination of the readership. We're all quite used to this tactic in TV commercials, but it's a new and worrying strategy in the written press and on the internet. This site is dedicated to setting straight the facts whenever a marketing department runs wild. Don't be fooled by the domain name, we'll correct any grossly inaccurate document we come across. We consist mostly of technicians who want to be able to chose their systems on their technical merit instead of on which system has got the shiniest manuals. More information about who we are and what we do can be found in the FAQ and the About section. Note: Due to many other developments, the maintenance of this site has not been kept up-to-date. A lot of things are changed, but we are working on them. Feedback This site is built by a group of volunteers who communicate to each other by email. Feel free to email us your comments to our mailing list or leave a message on our discussion forum. We really need feedback at this stage of the project, so any input is welcome. Want to help? The site is still looking for volunteers to write pieces for in the Tech Center, come up with a professional layout, help us gather information, etc... If you want to help us, please go to the Contribute section to get an overview of the tasks that await you. When you want to know how things have been going, you can go to the List Archive and browse or email discussions and CVS messages. $Id: index.html,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/29 23:21:03 cor Exp $	NEWS NEWS 2