Hello, Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> writes:
> The Debian ecosystem includes many economical actors, be it companies > or individuals, but we tend to hide those aspects as if they didn't > exist. Well, we have the debian-companies[1] list, we also have a partners page[2], and the debian-sponsors-discuss[3] list too (although this latter one may not be in the same category as the other two). [1]: http://lists.debian.org/debian-companies/ [2]: http://www.debian.org/partners/ [3]: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-sponsors-discuss So, no, I don't think we hide this information. Rather, in recent years, I've seen efforts towards the exact opposite. > Despite Debian's non-profit status, IMHO Debian's growth and success > relies on the capacity of those "actors" to have some "economical > success". And there are many ways to help those actors, without involving > any direct flow of money from Debian to them, in particular at the > press/publicity level. Perhaps. I'm not entirely convinced that most actors would need press/publicity from Debian. As far as press and publicity goes, I'd defer to our very own press team to do as they feel appropriate. Personally, I would not set up a general rule, but decide on a case by case basis, and leave it up to the companies (or any other for-profit organisation, project, whatever) to approach us would they believe that press/publicity from Debian would help them. They'll see this better, and I'm sure we'll be able to figure something out to benefit both parties. > When a project ultimately benefits to the Debian project, we should > not fear to promote it even if that promotion helps the project > initiator to make money (and IMO even more so when the project initiator > is a Debian member). I agree with this. How we'd promote said project is another matter though. I would not issue a press release in the general case, but... see above! Our press team is doing a great job, this is a task they excel at, and I do not want to intrude into their territory. > If yes, how can we shift our culture and our policies towards this goal? As I explained above, I would not want to set up a general rule, nor even a guideline. Not at this point yet, anyway. Rather, have these actors seek us out, and we'll come to a conclusion on a case by case basis. There's no hat that fits all, as the saying goes, especially when it comes to this topic. -- |8] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
