On 2006-11-15, at 13:25 , Jean-François Donikian wrote:
Hello all,
It's a very good idea to make a policy in order to be listed on the
directory. But I'm not sure that a ''registration'' fee even a
small one, is a good idea, because :
1 - it's easier for the big companies (vs the small ones) to pay,
That depends on the amount. I am also considering a sliding scale.
This was the logic previously discussed wrt CDROM page and elsewhere
(these discussions are quite old).
2 - it's always easier to pay for something rather than to do
something (to contribute per exemple ;-) )
The two are not mutually exclusive. Right now, for most listings,
those listed neither contribute nor pay.
3 - who will have the money, for what ?
Team OpenOffice.org or Software in the Public Interest, held in trust
for OOo marketing, development, hosting. The CC is the ultimate
arbiter. Jean-F., you are asking qs. before I've had time to present
the complete policy :-)
Perhaps it's possible to mention in the directory if a company
participates to the OOo community. In France, I sometime loose
businesses because of the price against compagnies that never
participate.
It's always possible. We've had this discussion many times. Many
times. Many, many times. 8-). The consultants list was in fact
created with the aim of being the list of those who were not paying;
those wanting bigger listing were mentioned on the Support Page
(http://support.openoffice.org/.
My policy now:
* sliding scale with a minimum of x/ euros/month
* if *significant* work can be demonstrated on behalf of OOo, then no
payment. Each exception must be demonstrated on a case-by-case basis,
to me (or whomever) and the relevant NLC lead, if germane.
Best
JF Donikian
Ciao
louis
Charles Schulz a écrit :
Hello,
these are very good ideas and I also agree that a fee should be
asked in
order to be listed on the directory.
+1 to that.
Best,
Charles-H.Schulz.
Erwin Tenhumberg a écrit :
I agree with Peter that first need to agree on the policy for
being listed. I also agree with Louis and Cor that a small fee
makes sense.
>From my point of view for being listed a company has to ...
... provide a dedicated webpage that explains the services
for OpenOffice.org, e.g. OpenOffice.org must be explicitly
mentioned on the page.
+1
... put one or more links back to the main OpenOffice.org site
on the company web pages, e.g. to make sure that people
are made aware of the larger community (e.g. a link to the
contributing page)
+1
... pay/donate x dollars via PayPal (e.g. $100) for being listed,
i.e. the money helps to sustain the project and it's fair
from a community point of view (i.e. everybody contributes
something back)
see above
I agree with Peter that a frequently run script based check
regarding the existence / online status of the dedicated page
would be very useful in order to avoid "zombie entries".
+1
Best regards,
Erwin
Cor Nouws wrote:
Hi Peter :-), *,
Louis Suarez-Potts wrote:
also consider charging to be listed. The fee would be minimal
and would go to paying for sustaining the project.
I think it is OK to ask a fee. After all, for busniness listed
it is
marketing. And they also can exist (partly) because OOo exists ...
This of course alongside other actions to improve the list, what
Peter is writing about.
Regards,
Cor
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