[OpenFontLibrary] AdBard?

[Ed Trager]

Seems reasonable to me.  The adBard ads don't look too bad.

- Ed Trager


On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How do people feel about AdBard adverts of the OFLB site to raise
> money for development?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Peter Brown <peterb at fsf.org>
> Date: 2009/6/2
> Subject: [FSF] FSF welcomes AdBard network for free software advertising
> To: info-fsf at gnu.org
>
>
>
>      http://www.fsf.org/news/ad-bard
>
>
>      "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 http://Kerneltrap.org,
> http://Libre.FM and http://BoycottNovell.com. For a complete list visit
> http://adbard.net/adbard/websites.
>
> Advertisers can find out more by visiting http://adbard.net/advertise.
>
>
>      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 fsf.org
> and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux.
> Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
> http://donate.fsf.org. 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 www.tag1consulting.com.
>
>
>      Media Contact
>
> Matt Lee Campaigns Manager Free Software Foundation
> PHONE +1 (617) 542 5942 x25 campaigns at fsf.org
>
> ###
>
> --
> Peter T. Brown
> Executive Director
> Free Software Foundation| Tel: +1-617-542-5942
> www.fsf.org www.gnu.org | Cell: +1-617-319-5832
>