[Consortium] Advertising Policy - linuxaudio.org

[Patrick Shirkey]

On Sun, April 8, 2012 3:29 am, Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
> On 04/07/2012 09:16 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
>> On 04/08/2012 01:38 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>>> Easter Greetings to the list.
>>>
>>> I have been contacted by a reputable audio company who would like to
>>> sponsor the "audio quality howto" by placing an advertisement on the
>>> page
>>> for a one year period.
>>>
>>> http://lau.linuxaudio.org/audio_quality_howto.htm
>>>
>>> Do we have an advertising policy for Linuxaudio.org?
>>
>> why would anyone want to advertise on a page that has been bitrotting
>> for 12 years?!
>>
> Bitrotting or not, the site is hosted by a land grant university for
> free which I believe (translation: I am 99.99% sure) means we cannot
> make money off the site unless we move to private hosting. I can
> double-check with the powers that be if anyone needs a 100% confirmation
> on this one.
>

It would be worthwhile as surely the company/organisation that sponsors
hosting cannot be allowed to determine the financial directives of the
community that is hosting it's content on their servers.


> Speaking of bitrotting, it would be nice if the community members
> adopted various subdomains and made them better. Robin and I have our
> hands full just keeping the hosting afloat...
>

Do we have a list of subdomains that need assistance? Do you have any
suggestions for improvements?




> Best wishes,
>
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