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Date:      Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:05:29 +0200
From:      Wolfram Schneider <wosch@cs.tu-berlin.de>
To:        Murray Stokely <murray@freebsd.org>
Cc:        www@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [glebius@cell.sick.ru: some misinformation on front page]
Message-ID:  <20040329100529.GA7222@fiesta.cs.tu-berlin.de>
In-Reply-To: <A8DB3A0C-80D3-11D8-9792-000A95EFFA94@freebsd.org>
References:  <20040308101635.GA837@paula.panke.de.freebsd.org> <20040308184735.GM368@submonkey.net> <A8DB3A0C-80D3-11D8-9792-000A95EFFA94@freebsd.org>

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On 2004-03-28 20:19:16 +0400, Murray Stokely wrote:
> Last I heard (a month ago?) the Foundation had not received a dime from 
> this company.  Lots of companies claim they will donate to the 
> foundation, but few actually do.  I think the whole advertisement 
> should just be removed.

just go and remove the ad! ;-)

-Wolfram


> 	- Murray
> 
> On Mar 8, 2004, at 9:47 PM, Ceri Davies wrote:
> 
> >Yeah, I mailed the FF about this over a year ago in response to
> ><5.1.0.14.0.20030207160618.00ac2030@pop.xs4all.nl> which was posted to
> >this list last February, and didn't get a reply.
> >
> >Others are free to try though.
> >
> >Ceri
> >
> >On Mon, Mar 08, 2004 at 11:16:35AM +0100, Wolfram Schneider wrote:
> >>----- Forwarded message from Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@cell.sick.ru> 
> >>-----
> >>
> >>Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:42:18 +0300
> >>From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@cell.sick.ru>
> >>To: webmaster@freebsd.org
> >>Subject: some misinformation on front page
> >>
> >>  Dear sirs,
> >>
> >>just by chance I have noticed that in last chapter of www.freebsd.org
> >>front page it is said:
> >>
> >>Silicon Breeze has also sculpted and cast the BSD Daemon in metal and 
> >>is now donating 15% of all proceeds from these statuettes back to the 
> >>FreeBSD Foundation. The complete story and information on how to 
> >>order a BSD Daemon is available from this page.
> >>
> >>However, going to that link we've got little bit another information,
> >>http://www.linuxjewellery.com/beastie/:
> >>
> >>Beginning on 1 October 2001, we have agreed to donate 10% of the 
> >>retail price of every statuette (and every other BSD-related product 
> >>made by us) sold through this web page to the FreeBSD project...
> >>
> >>
> >>Note that, in one page it is 15%, and 10% on other. I'm do not know
> >>who's mistake it is, but someone should take care of it.
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>Totus tuus, Glebius.
> >>GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE
> >>
> >>----- End forwarded message -----
> >>
> >-- 

-- 
Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org> http://wolfram.schneider.org



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