Seems reasonable to me. The adBard ads don't look too bad. - Ed Trager
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Dave Crossland <d...@lab6.com> wrote: > Hi, > > How do people feel about AdBard adverts of the OFLB site to raise > money for development? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Peter Brown <pet...@fsf.org> > Date: 2009/6/2 > Subject: [FSF] FSF welcomes AdBard network for free software advertising > To: info-...@gnu.org > > > > http://www.fsf.org/news/ad-bard > > > "The Free Software Community now has an ethical alternative to ad > networks that promote proprietary software" > > > FSF welcomes AdBard network for free software advertising > > BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday June 2, 2009 -- The Free Software > Foundation (FSF) today welcomed the launch of AdBard a new advertising > network for technology based websites based upon the promotion of Free, > Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) friendly products and services. > > The AdBard Network has been created by Tag1 Consulting to serve websites > dedicated to free software ideals, helping them connect with companies > selling products and services targeting a FLOSS audience. AdBard solves > the problem that more generic advertising has led to the display of > proprietary software products on sites that otherwise promote computer > user freedom. > > "The Free Software Community now has an ethical alternative to ad > networks that promote proprietary software" said Peter Brown, Executive > Director of the Free Software Foundation. "This is a huge win for many > of the sites that serve our community. And we wish AdBard and the > websites that display AdBard adverts every success. We also hope this > will inspire other ad networks to adopt similar policies." > > "AdBard is a great way for advertisers and publishers in the free > software community to come together and help grow the free software > services market." said Jeremy Andrew, CEO of Tag1. > > The FSF receives no money from AdBard and has no financial interest in > Tag1 Consulting, but is making this announcement to help the > advertising-supported web sites in the free software community to stop > legitimizing proprietary software by advertising it. > > Websites already using AdBard include http://Kerneltrap.org, > http://Libre.FM and http://BoycottNovell.com. For a complete list visit > http://adbard.net/adbard/websites. > > Advertisers can find out more by visiting http://adbard.net/advertise. > > > About the Free Software Foundation > > The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting > computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute > computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as > in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its > GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF > also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of > freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org > and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. > Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at > http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. > > > About Tag1 Consulting, Inc. > > Tag1 Consulting, Inc. is a distinguished professional consulting company > headquartered in sunny Florida, with an international presence providing > computer consulting services worldwide. Tag1 focuses on performance and > scalability consulting of GNU/Linux and *BSD, using Apache, PHP, MySQL > and PostgreSQL, specializing on Drupal performance. For more information > visit www.tag1consulting.com. > > > Media Contact > > Matt Lee Campaigns Manager Free Software Foundation > PHONE +1 (617) 542 5942 x25 campai...@fsf.org > > ### > > -- > Peter T. Brown > Executive Director > Free Software Foundation| Tel: +1-617-542-5942 > www.fsf.org www.gnu.org | Cell: +1-617-319-5832 >