MY OPINION REGARDING THIS DEBATE
I am in strict opposition of putting the name of the sponsor as a
prefix before "SFD". It just has to be "SFD" not "{X} . {"SFD"}".
Well it might be late but not that too late to correct the mistake.
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Kailash Budhathoki
kailash DOT buki AT gmail DOT com
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Ishwor <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> As a nepali free software user and a programmer myself, I'd totally
> agree to Bibek's point.
>
> The only reason I believe this discussion is happening in the first
> place is because of D2H's name in the title of the even. My suggestion
> is to have it under Gold Sponsor / Sponsored by: D2Hawke and keep the
> event title as it should be :-)
>
> Lot of free software meetups/events such as OSDC, Linux.conf.au, UDC
> etc.. are sponsored by commercial companies(Google, Redhat etc..) yet
> their name never appear on the title of the event itself because they
> are exactly that - a sponsor; no more or no less ;-) and the event
> serves a purpose to those organisation by making their name visible
> and more marketable.
>
> Suffice it to say they do get the visibility, credit and a name for
> themselves by having it under Gold / Silver / Bronze sponsors. Let the
> title remain intact (i.e., Software Freedom Day Nepal) because it is
> exactly that; a celebration of free software; not a commercial one.
> :-) Lastly, I believe free software isn't just about a libre software.
> It's a community, a mindset that has to be honoured with time.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ishwor Gurung
>
> >
>
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