OK, so what is it you may get in return for giving exclusivity to them? There must be something. If all you get is exposure, then I don't think it's worth it. MY OPINION!
shai On ג', 2002-03-19 at 14:23, Amir Tal wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Shai Bentin > > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:05 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Whatsup - Important updates > > > > > > Just a small clarification please- Is there money involoved > > in this content sharing with this big poral? > > No. at least not for now. > Bare in mind that we are not a commercial organization, and we do not > operate for profit. > Well, at least not for now. Its hard to say what will happen, but this > is not something we currently plan. > > Tal. > > > > > > > > > On ג', 2002-03-19 at 12:51, Amir Tal wrote: > > > Hi Linuxer's, > > > > > > We wanted to update you in some changes we are making with > > the site, > > > and ask For your opinion\advice on some of them. > > > > > > 1) first, there is a new domain name for us. You can now get to the > > > site via http://whatsup.org.il . We thought that as appropriate for > > > Linux related site, .org.il is more compatible then .co.il > > . We don't > > > want people to get the feeling that we are commercial in any way. > > > The old domain is still active (and will remain active), > > but in any way > > > - update your bookmarks ! :) > > > > > > 2) we will start sending a newsletter (in Hebrew of course) > > to all of > > > our registered members. The newsletter will include ALL of the > > > headlines from the past 24 hours, including links to the original > > > stories (both translated and to the news source). We would > > like to get > > > your opinion about having such a newsletter, and get some > > new idea's > > > from you about things a user would like to find there, > > other the news > > > and site updates. > > > > > > 3) this is the biggest issue : we were contacted by one of > > the biggest > > > site's in Israel about content sharing . It appears that > > since Linux > > > is becoming more and more known and appreciated in Israel, more and > > > more portals want to develop their own Linux sections, and > > are looking > > > for sources to get started\share with . The only problem is > > that this > > > site requires for exclusively. That means that we cannot > > join forces > > > with any other commercial competitor while working with the current > > > one. Non-commercial sites are ok. The question is : do you > > think that > > > this is a smart move for a site at our position ? We are > > only active > > > for less then 2 months, and that kind of move can definitely close > > > some doors\options for us, but on the other hand we will > > get the kind > > > of exposure that we can only dream of if we don't take that offer. > > > Is this something you would do ? > > > > > > 4) we would like to take this opportunity and ask you all for your > > > help contributing content to the site. We are all working > > people that > > > cannot devote Ourselves 24\7 for dealing with Linux, but we believe > > > this project has a huge potential of helping and promoting > > the local > > > Linux community. If you feel like you want to chip-in by submitting > > > news, writing articles, review products, manage a forum etc, please > > > email us to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > 5) we thought about having an online store that will sell > > (what else) > > > Linux related products : original distro's cd's, books, and other > > > helpful things. We need you to help us think what products > > we can have > > > there. Again - the purpose is NOT commercial in any way. We > > want to do > > > it as a service To the community. > > > > > > Please say if you think an online store is a good idea's by > > voting at > > > : > > > > > http://whatsup.org.il/pollBooth.php?op=results&pollID=15&mode= > &order=&th > > old= > > > > Thanks for your help, and we hope to be a great service for the > > Israeli Linux community. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Amir Tal, System Administrator > > Whatsup - Linux related news > > And support - in hebrew ! > > icq : 15748705 > > http://www.whatsup.co.il > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > > word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo > > unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ====================== > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo > unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
