Hi Emmanuel Thanks very much for the feedback.
The community is currently in the process of developing a new OFBiz website that will include a new service providers page, but based on your feedback I agree that if we continue to use this page too then it needs to be re-worked.
Thanks Sharan On 02/08/16 11:39, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote:
Hi ! it came to my attention that this page : https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Service+Providers might not be neutral enough, as it lists companies having Ofbiz committers before any other companies. This is a problem, accordingly to this : "Apache is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, which is a tax-exempt charity for the public good. As such, our projects must not unduly advantage one commercial entity over another -- otherwise, funding our projects would be a way to fund a commercial activity without being taxed." You can also have a look at http://community.apache.org/projectIndependence : " Apache projects are managed independently Apache projects must be managed independently, and PMCs must ensure that they are acting in the best interests of the project as a whole. Note that it is similarly important that the PMC clearly show this independence within their project community. The perception of existing and new participants within the community that the PMC is run independently and without favoring any specific third parties over others is important, to allow new contributors to feel comfortable both joining the community and contributing their work. A community that obviously favors one specific vendor in some exclusive way will often discourage new contributors from competing vendors, which is an issue for the long term health of the project. " I would suggest you rework this page to order the company using an alphabetical order, not mentionning the fact taht some committers belong to those companies. I'm not sure that grouping companies by country is the right thing to do, as some of them might provide support in many countries. One option would be to add the list of countries a company provides support in on the same line. A disclaimer at the top of the page may also be added, informing users that neither Apache nor the project endorse any company. You can have a look at other project's page : http://cxf.apache.org/commercial-cxf-offerings.html http://directory.apache.org/commercial-support.html Thanks ! Emmanuel Lécharny
