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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