Frank Warmerdam wrote:
Briefly, the proposal is to add a column in the service provider which
will indicate types of contribution by that service provider. This could
be in-kind contributions to a project (as determined by the project) or
sponsorship of the foundation. Service providers who are identified as
contributors will be listed ahead of service providers who are not
identified as contributors in any search.
Frank,
I think it's a good idea.
It would also give contributors some appreciation for their efforts.
However, being listed in the service provider directory would still be free
and we would not otherwise discriminate against service providers who have
not been identified as contributors.
This email is seeking feedback from the community on two main items:
1) Does it seem acceptable to give preferential listing (via order of
returned results) to organizations identified as contributors?
+1
2) Are project PSCs actually willing and interested in identifying
contributors in a formal way? It would be up to projects to decide
what criteria they want and to notify webcom of their
> contributors in some fashion.
Perhaps some projects would like to divide contributors into categories
(developer, translator, training & consultant, end-user support, etc.)
Regards
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Mateusz Loskot
http://mateusz.loskot.net
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