Re: Dumping the banner ads

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua D. Drake [mailto:jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com]
> Sent: 10 May 2006 16:05
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Josh Berkus; PostgreSQL WWW
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-www] Dumping the banner ads
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: pgsql-www-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> >> [mailto:pgsql-www-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Josh Berkus
> >> Sent: 10 May 2006 07:19
> >> To: PostgreSQL WWW
> >> Subject: [pgsql-www] Dumping the banner ads
> >>
> >> Marc, could you please acquaint us with the outstanding
> obligations
> >> with the banner ads? Whom have we promised what?
> >> Who will we owe refunds to?
> >
> > I cannot speak for the paid ones, but we have always offered our
> > mirror providers a free ad - there certainly should be a
> few of those
> > still in the system. We might find we cheese off a few of them by
> > removing the ads.
>
> ALthough it is important that we keep our obligations, it
> does seem odd that the mirror would ask the requirement. Most
> mirrors will mirror FOSS projects for free...
>
> Hmmm... that is usually FTP sites though. Are we talking about WWW?

We have always offered them to both, but clearly many are no longer
there anyway.

Regards, Dave.