On Sun, Aug 18, 2002 at 06:59:06PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > > > > > The significant advantage is that we stop endorsing a network that > > > > > > collects > > > > > > spurious donations from our users, the people who we are supposed > > > > > > to help, > > > > > > not help waste their money. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think the risk to our reputation with our users over financing > > > > > > policies > > > > > > outweighs the risk of moving them to another network. > > > > > > > > > > I don't agree; it is quite clear that the Freenode advertisements are > > > > > not Debian-related. > > > > > > > > How does that matter? We still encourage Debian users to go there. > > > > > > I don't see how clearly unrelated advertisements constitute "A risk to > > > our reputation with our users over financing policies". We don't > > > approve of them, of course. > > > > And how could they possibly tell that we don't approve of them? > > Why should they assume that we do? I don't see the problem.
We endorse use of OPN, and sit quiet as they do their fundraising. I call that consent. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness.