Open Source in Tuttle, OK

[firecat]

A follow-up story:

http://www.tuttletimes.com/siteSearch/apstorysection/local_story_088201244.html

The city manager is quoted thus:

[CentOS is] a free operating system that this guy gives away, which tells you how much time he's got on his hands.

Comments

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As an ex-journalist, I attest that this sounds exactly like the way things can work out, especially on a smaller paper with a smaller staff.

All you needed to do to be "hard" on the city manager was to state the facts of the case, including quoting him directly, as you say. He doesn't sound like he backs down from grudges very easily, so good luck with future newsgathering.