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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)")
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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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