Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 13:19:23 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: Kevin@RawFedDogs.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sponsoring FreeBSD Message-ID: <874ov51qdw.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281109290.58390@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> (Wojciech Puchar's message of "Thu, 28 May 2009 11:12:16 %2B0200 (CEST)") References: <6C96EEF057EDE24197FECB0D1EA035044A8F6EB461@h1341255.aoemedia.de> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905271642380.52163@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <03063762@serv3.int.kfs.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905271757050.52750@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <b79ecaef0905270859q779b302aw2c5625af1dcacddb@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905271843100.53013@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090527172924.GA10301@RawFedDogs.net> <878wki7zqm.fsf@kobe.laptop> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281109290.58390@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Thu, 28 May 2009 11:12:16 +0200 (CEST), Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote: >> FreeBSD developers know enough to avoid speaking 'on behalf' of >> anyone, unless they are explicitly asked to do so and it makes sense. >> We usually just point the users gently towards an appropriate >> resource: a webpage, a mailing list, or a team of more knowledgeable >> folks, etc. >> >> Boris did the right thing IMO by pointing at the donations pages. >> Two of > > Exactly. but it for sure wasn't what original "sponsoring offer > wanted". He wanted banner/logo advert on mine webpage. > >> a) We generally accept all donations, regardless of how small they are. > > Even donations of a single RAM chip for nearly obsolete platforms are >> welcome and we try to find someone who will make good use of it. > > But you don't put advert for this. As you said - there is separate > webpage for listing sponsors, and that's excellent. > >> b) The donations team acts as a gateway for incoming stuff, and they >> have enough experience to discern genuine offers for a donation >> from spammy "please link to my personal web site and I will make >> you rich" scamming schemes. > > So what's wrong with my answer for such spammy offer? Dunno, I saw too many messages in the thread to remember if there *was* anything wrong. I'm not saying that there was something wrong with what you wrote. I just liked what Boris (bsam) replied to the OP's message.
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