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Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

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Post by lambda »

[deleted] wrote: post #6
lambda wrote: post #4

Title is sensationalist. Should be something like "Transition to Cyanogenmod.org"; Cyanogenmod is not offline, just cyanogenmod.com Google already give you cyanogenmod.org when you search for cyanogenmod. Was this always their preferred domain, or is Google just that quick to update? Post on cyanogenmod.org for those who prefer not to use Facebook: http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/psa-transition-to-cyanogenmo... For t…

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Sensationalist because it is false, and misleads you in a way that makes you believe this is a bigger deal than it actually is.

Nothing is offline. All that has changed is the domain. "Cyanogenmod" is not offline. "cyanogenmod.com" is offline, but everything that was there is at "cyanogenmod.org" so even saying "cyanogenmod.com is offline" would be misleading.

Also, the "taken offline by developer" part is patently false. The website was taken offline by someone who donated the domain name, and is now using it to try and make affiliate deals and extort the developer.

Really, there is an actually interesting story here. The title could be "cyanogenmod.com hijacked by rogue admin"; that is just as interesting, and actually true. Almost nothing about "Cyanogenmod taken offline by developer" is true.

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

#12

Post by jeffool »

myko wrote: post #8
lambda wrote: post #4

Title is sensationalist. Should be something like "Transition to Cyanogenmod.org"; Cyanogenmod is not offline, just cyanogenmod.com Google already give you cyanogenmod.org when you search for cyanogenmod. Was this always their preferred domain, or is Google just that quick to update? Post on cyanogenmod.org for those who prefer not to use Facebook: http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/psa-transition-to-cyanogenmo... For t…

It isn't terribly sensationalist. Indeed a former team member is holding the domain hostage, it's not a simple transition by any means.

Just reading the title, I was under the impression that CyanogenMod itself was no longer available from the developer, not just the website. I'm not sure if "sensationalist" is the right word, but, it wouldn't pass an editor's muster.

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

#14

Post by marshray »

lambda wrote: post #11
[deleted] wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Sensationalist because it is false, and misleads you in a way that makes you believe this is a bigger deal than it actually is. Nothing is offline. All that has changed is the domain. "Cyanogenmod" is not offline. "cyanogenmod.com" is offline, but everything that was there is at "cyanogenmod.org" so even saying "cyanogenmod.com is offline" would be misleading. Also, the "taken offline by developer" part is patently f…

Looks to me like a lot of search results return cyanogenmod.com, which suggests that many bookmarks are now broken.

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

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Post by lambda »

jeffool wrote: post #12
myko wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It isn't terribly sensationalist. Indeed a former team member is holding the domain hostage, it's not a simple transition by any means.

Just reading the title, I was under the impression that CyanogenMod itself was no longer available from the developer, not just the website. I'm not sure if "sensationalist" is the right word, but, it wouldn't pass an editor's muster.

Yes, perhaps "sensationalist" wasn't the right term; "false" would have been better. Cyanogenmod is not offline, and it wasn't the developer who took anything offline.

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

#16

Post by zetx »

shardling wrote: post #10
Jeraimee wrote: post #7

Can we get a title change here. This title is not only wrong but just worded to grab attention.

How is it wrong? Their original website was taken offline by a (now former) developer, forcing them to change domains. Seems like the title is perfectly accurate.

It's confusing at the very least. "CyanogenMod [domain] taken offline by developer" vs "CyanogenMod [project] taken offline by developer"

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

#17

Post by jeffool »

shardling wrote: post #10
Jeraimee wrote: post #7

Can we get a title change here. This title is not only wrong but just worded to grab attention.

How is it wrong? Their original website was taken offline by a (now former) developer, forcing them to change domains. Seems like the title is perfectly accurate.

Because the title doesn't say "the website" was taken offline. It suggests CyanogenMod itself is no longer available from the developer.

Imagine the headline "LA Lakers Closes!" That tells me the basketball team is no more. But, if instead their website was closed for a planned relaunch, then the headline should read "LA Lakers' Website Closes!" or "LALakers.com Closes!"

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

#18

Post by notimetorelax »

lambda wrote: post #4

Title is sensationalist. Should be something like "Transition to Cyanogenmod.org"; Cyanogenmod is not offline, just cyanogenmod.com Google already give you cyanogenmod.org when you search for cyanogenmod. Was this always their preferred domain, or is Google just that quick to update? Post on cyanogenmod.org for those who prefer not to use Facebook: http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/psa-transition-to-cyanogenmo... For t…

Well they want to know how many people were lied to, it is mentioned at the end.

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

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Post by myko »

lambda wrote: post #11
[deleted] wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Sensationalist because it is false, and misleads you in a way that makes you believe this is a bigger deal than it actually is. Nothing is offline. All that has changed is the domain. "Cyanogenmod" is not offline. "cyanogenmod.com" is offline, but everything that was there is at "cyanogenmod.org" so even saying "cyanogenmod.com is offline" would be misleading. Also, the "taken offline by developer" part is patently f…

Actually from the CM post:

> Refusing to be extorted for funds, and then being threatened is “ending it bitter”? Today, it happened: all of our records were deleted, and cyanogenmod.com is slowly expiring out of the Internet and being replaced by blank pages and non-existing sites. @cyanogenmod.com e-mail is now being directed to a mailserver completely out of our control, too.

At one point CyanogenMod.com was down. The title could be clearer on that for sure, but I don't think it was meant to be sensationalist.

Re: CyanogenMod.com hijacked. Transition to CyanogenMod.org

#20

Post by lambda »

marshray wrote: post #14
lambda wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sensationalist because it is false, and misleads you in a way that makes you believe this is a bigger deal than it actually is. Nothing is offline. All that has changed is the domain. "Cyanogenmod" is not offline. "cyanogenmod.com" is offline, but everything that was there is at "cyanogenmod.org" so even saying "cyanogenmod.com is offline" would be misleading. Also, the "taken offline by developer" part is patently f…

Looks to me like a lot of search results return cyanogenmod.com, which suggests that many bookmarks are now broken.

I'm not saying that this isn't a big deal. I'm saying that the headline is false. It implies that Cyanogenmod itself has been taken down by its developer. That is not true at all. The domain name has been taken down by the person who donated in the first place, and is now trying to make a quick buck off of it.

Sure, bookmarks may break. Yes, it's an important story. But Cyanogenmod has not been taken offline by its developer.

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