Re: [Consortium] Funding option

Hi, One possible way of generating a small revenue stream which could be used to support the consortium financially is to have google/yahoo ads on the LAO websites. Currently none of the websites hosted have them and it is obviously not everyones first choice. A few reasons I can think of for adding advertising to the site are: - Constant stream of income - The sites get heavy traffic so we would get high click through rates and percentages - It *could* make us look more professional to non-Libre initiated users - If the sites make good money then it will be channeled back into the consortium and associated projects - Google has been supportive of LAD and open source through "Summer of Code" - We all use Google anyway so lets cash in like everyone else Anyhow it is definitely a consortium decision as it will no doubt be viewed negatively by a substantial number of LAD/LAU'ers.