I have no objections. <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Ed Trager <<a href="mailto:ed.trager@gmail.com">ed.trager@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Seems reasonable to me. The adBard ads don't look too bad. - Ed Trager <div><div></div><div class="h5"> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Dave Crossland <<a href="mailto:dave@lab6.com">dave@lab6.com</a>> wrote: > Hi, > > How do people feel about AdBard adverts of the OFLB site to raise > money for development? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Peter Brown <<a href="mailto:peterb@fsf.org">peterb@fsf.org</a>> > Date: 2009/6/2 > Subject: [FSF] FSF welcomes AdBard network for free software advertising > To: <a href="mailto:info-fsf@gnu.org">info-fsf@gnu.org</a> > > > > <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/ad-bard" target="_blank">http://www.fsf.org/news/ad-bard</a> > > > "The Free Software Community now has an ethical alternative to ad > networks that promote proprietary software" > > > FSF welcomes AdBard network for free software advertising > > BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Tuesday June 2, 2009 -- The Free Software > Foundation (FSF) today welcomed the launch of AdBard a new advertising > network for technology based websites based upon the promotion of Free, > Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) friendly products and services. > > The AdBard Network has been created by Tag1 Consulting to serve websites > dedicated to free software ideals, helping them connect with companies > selling products and services targeting a FLOSS audience. AdBard solves > the problem that more generic advertising has led to the display of > proprietary software products on sites that otherwise promote computer > user freedom. > > "The Free Software Community now has an ethical alternative to ad > networks that promote proprietary software" said Peter Brown, Executive > Director of the Free Software Foundation. "This is a huge win for many > of the sites that serve our community. And we wish AdBard and the > websites that display AdBard adverts every success. We also hope this > will inspire other ad networks to adopt similar policies." > > "AdBard is a great way for advertisers and publishers in the free > software community to come together and help grow the free software > services market." said Jeremy Andrew, CEO of Tag1. > > The FSF receives no money from AdBard and has no financial interest in > Tag1 Consulting, but is making this announcement to help the > advertising-supported web sites in the free software community to stop > legitimizing proprietary software by advertising it. > > Websites already using AdBard include <a href="http://Kerneltrap.org" target="_blank">http://Kerneltrap.org</a>, > <a href="http://Libre.FM" target="_blank">http://Libre.FM</a> and <a href="http://BoycottNovell.com" target="_blank">http://BoycottNovell.com</a>. For a complete list visit > <a href="http://adbard.net/adbard/websites" target="_blank">http://adbard.net/adbard/websites</a>. > > Advertisers can find out more by visiting <a href="http://adbard.net/advertise" target="_blank">http://adbard.net/advertise</a>. > > > About the Free Software Foundation > > The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting > computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute > computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as > in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its > GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF > also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of > freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at <a href="http://fsf.org" target="_blank">fsf.org</a> > and <a href="http://gnu.org" target="_blank">gnu.org</a>, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux. > Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at > <a href="http://donate.fsf.org" target="_blank">http://donate.fsf.org</a>. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA. > > > About Tag1 Consulting, Inc. > > Tag1 Consulting, Inc. is a distinguished professional consulting company > headquartered in sunny Florida, with an international presence providing > computer consulting services worldwide. Tag1 focuses on performance and > scalability consulting of GNU/Linux and *BSD, using Apache, PHP, MySQL > and PostgreSQL, specializing on Drupal performance. For more information > visit <a href="http://www.tag1consulting.com" target="_blank">www.tag1consulting.com</a>. > > > Media Contact > > Matt Lee Campaigns Manager Free Software Foundation > PHONE +1 (617) 542 5942 x25 <a href="mailto:campaigns@fsf.org">campaigns@fsf.org</a> > > ### > > -- > Peter T. Brown > Executive Director > Free Software Foundation| Tel: +1-617-542-5942 > <a href="http://www.fsf.org" target="_blank">www.fsf.org</a> <a href="http://www.gnu.org" target="_blank">www.gnu.org</a> | Cell: +1-617-319-5832 > </div></div></blockquote></div>