discuss: getting sponsorship and marketing LDP
Subject:
Re: getting sponsorship and marketing LDP
From:
rahul ####@####.####
Date:
9 Dec 2003 06:33:00 -0000
Message-Id: <3FD56D5A.80205@yahoo.co.in>
Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
> At 15:03 12/8/2003, David Lawyer wrote:
>
>> LDP docs need to be neutral and not promote one
>> company over another. Thus they shouldn't contain any advertising or
>> unjustified bias towards a certain product.
>
>
> I agree.
>
> However, this does not prevent the LDP from raising funds by showing,
> for example, one advertising banner at the top of the page. Since
> _any_ sponsor's ad may be shown, the LDP gets to raise some cash and
> the HOWTO stays objective. Having IBM as a sponsor would be a great
> thing (ditto for hundreds of other companies), although we must ensure
> that our objectivity is never compromised.
>
> I strongly favor the LDP raising some funds to use in better achieving
> its stated aims and goals. Offering, say, a $50 thank you for a
> professionally-written document or for a thorough review of that
> document could well be an incentive to get more people involved. It
> might also buy us more/better web development, that database engine
> everyone keeps wishing on a star for... surely LDP can live without
> funds, but if there is a valid, workable way to _get_ some funds then
> that is not a bad thing either!
Dont understimate the value of $50 especially if the authors are living
in some developing countries. Its nearly half of my salary for example.
We could cycle some relevant ads. It goes beyond that. Like you said IBM
and Redhat might be contacted regarding this ASAP. Is anyone having
prior experience with this volunteering?
regards
Rahul Sundaram
