Re: KDE-policies about "Hotspot" on kde.org main website

Andreas Pour wrote:

> Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> 
>>[crossposting -- not sure whom to ask...]
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I don't know if there is an established policy about
>>the "Hotspot" link on the KDE main website and on
>>other sub-sites.
>>
>>Do we rule out commercial ads there?
>>
>>Would it be OK to offer this to a major sponsor for
>>aKademy for the period of 8 (mainly consecutive)
>>weeks around aKademy? (This wouldn't be exactly an
>>ad, but similar to it...)
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> My personal opinion is, it would be beneficient if one could provide the
> image/graphic for the event and then include in text below it:  "Thanks to Our
> Sponsor [NAME/LINK HERE]" or something similar.
> 

I count that as a vote in favour of a "Google ad"-style
link.

> I would not be in favor of a graphic ad for someone on the hotspot (though if
> there is a second-level page internally for the event, I think it would be OK to
> put a graphic sponsor logo there).
> 

We're already offering to "PLATIN" sponsor (20.000.- EUR)
a hotspot (not yet existing) on main aKademy website
(http://conference2004.kde.org/).

Question was about hotspot on www.kde.org.

> Ciao,
> 
> Dre
> 

Cheers,
Kurt