Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:40:23 +0200 From: Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, Zbigniew Szalbot <z.szalbot@lcwords.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Flamewar ( was: Sponsoring FreeBSD) Message-ID: <20090602124023.GA53857@ei.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280104330.55698@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <4ad871310905270944s43c052b3he419d732fd3be606@mail.gmail.com> <4A1D7764.1060104@otenet.gr> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905271925260.53636@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <752e2b0b5bcdacec2fb767357964af98.squirrel@relay.lc-words.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905272108260.54285@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090527220819.GA55127@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280023580.55698@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <f0d17dd1235cbdedaca87cf871b1d26d.squirrel@relay.lc-words.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905280104330.55698@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 01:08:30AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar typed: > > >I still cannot understand why you - an active, experienced and > >knowledgeable FBSD user - would want to scare off potential donors for the > > once again please reread that post. it wasn't even potential donor, but > potential advert buyer. But if i'm really wrong, i will mail him and say > that he can buy advert on FreeBSD webpage for 100$. I just re-read it. >>>1. Monthly sponsoring of around 50 to 100 USD That's *monthly*. It's not insubstantial as you keep implying, and it even shows commitment, not a one-time shot. Hardly spam in my book. >>>What we ask for in return for our sponsorships is a short mentioning on the site somewhere with a link to our website. They don't want an advert but a link. That's what you get for 5000 USD/year on http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/sponsors.shtml So, instead of being pissed on, they might have been persuaded to pay a little more, get their link and help the project as a whole. Missed opportunity.
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