On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 05:08:41PM +0000, Martin Michlmayr - Debian Project Leader wrote: > I received the following message from someone at Google: > > > Google is interested in advertising on debian.org. I realize your > > site currently isn't running any advertising, however what we're > > proposing is much different, and complimentary to your sites goal. > > Normally, I reply to advertising requests on debian.org with a polite > "no". However, given that google ads are widely considered different > to normal ads, and might even enhance a web site, I thought I'd ask on > -project to see what other people think.
At first glance I think this is a very bad idea, but I'd be willing to at least hear what we'd stand to benefit from doing this. As far as I know, we don't need the money, and could probably benefit more from their sponsorship in other ways. - David Nusinow
