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Carla Schroder said in a post on LXer, a community Linux news site, which she has rejoined after her termination, that she was laid off in the week beginning March 13. Her post was titled "Dilbert, Office Space and Layoffs."
"Save your sympathy because while it sucks to be given the boot, it's all good. I can't say a whole lot without incurring the wrath of lawyers, so use your imagination to fill in the gaps. You'll probably be close to the truth," she wrote.
Schroder, a feisty and well-liked editor if one goes by regular readers' comments, said that keeping Linux Today and its sister site Linux Planet going - she was managing editor of both since July 2008 - was "an uphill battle, for various reasons".
(Disclosure: a large number of my articles have been submitted to Linux Today and have been posted there.)
"The best part is both sites (Linux Today and Linux Planet) had real communities of both long-time and new readers," wrote Schroder, a passionate FOSS advocate.
"The Linux Today Talkbacks aren't quite as lively as they used to be, and I never had enough time to participate as much as I wanted. But I loved reading them, all full of smarts, wit, peeve, insights, humor, and great rants."
There was no inkling about her departure but regulars noticed that the site was not updated during the week when the sackings took place. Updates only resumed on March 23.
The next one knew about it was when her replacement, Michael Hall, who has filled the role in the past, posted to the Linux Today website, informing readers about Schroder's termination and linking to her post at LXer.
"Personally, all I can say is that I consider her a good friend, and that I'm sorry she wasn't given a chance to say goodbye here, among the community she's been part of for years," Hall wrote.
