Should we have a link to this policy in the mailing list footer? Just to make sure no one can say: Ooops, I didn't know?
Liking this policy a lot, Marcel Bob Billson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 25 Oct 2001, at 22:18: > On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 09:57:04PM -0400, Jens Gecius wrote: > > Agreed, but take a hefty price - they shall learn what not > to do > :-). Otherwise, they'd spam us all the time and pay > the low price tag > easily... > > It's not a low price. :-) Here is what Debian's page says > about it. (Note the part about "pay in arrears". :-) ... > > Debian mailing list advertising policy > > This policy is intended to fight mailing-list "spamming". > > The Debian mailing lists accept commercial advertising > for payment. The fee for advertisments is a > donation of USD 1000 or more to "Software in the > Public Interest" (SPI). One donation per > advertisement, please. If you prefer to pay in > arrears, simply post your advertisement to the list, > and the list operator will bill you USD 1999. The list > operator will donate this amount, minus the expense of > collecting it, to SPI. Please note that the lists are > distributed automatically -- messages are generally not > read or checked in any way before they are distributed. > > The act of posting an advertisement indicates your > willingness to > * accept responsibility for the fee, > * indemnify the list operator against any legal > claims from you or > others in connection with your advertisement, and > * pay any legal and business expenses incurred in > collecting late > payment. > > Our liability to you is limited to a good-faith effort to > deliver your message. > > Reduced rates and/or waiver of fee are available for > Debian-related advertisements. You must consult the > list operator in advance of posting for any reduction or > fee waiver. > > > bob > -- > bob billson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ham: > kc2wz /) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > beekeeper -8|||} > "N�l aon tinte�n mar do thinte�n f�in." --Dorothy Linux > geek \)
