Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-18 Thread Chris Hanson
Probably not, because I don't think you run any Google Ads that bring people to mew.cx. This is an AdWords policy, not an over-arching Google policy. They wouldn't be harassing Frank and I if we weren't running Google Ads to bring people to our sites. On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 1:21 PM, Michael Weibl

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-18 Thread Michael Weiblen
wonder if they'll ping me about my ancient osg binaries at mew.cx? -- mew On May 17, 2015 9:25 PM, "Chris Hanson" wrote: > Wut? Seriously? Sheesh. > > I'm moving my downloads to a different domain, alphapixel.org. Not that > that will probably help much. > > Sigh. > > On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 9:29

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-17 Thread Chris Hanson
Wut? Seriously? Sheesh. I'm moving my downloads to a different domain, alphapixel.org. Not that that will probably help much. Sigh. On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Frank Kane wrote: > If it's any consolation, Google shut down my ad campaigns as well last > week, or at least some of them. This

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-16 Thread Frank Kane
If it's any consolation, Google shut down my ad campaigns as well last week, or at least some of them. This was just for providing free evaluation SDK's of my own products, on my own website! In addition to filling out the same form you did, I was also told to post licensing terms and uninstall

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-14 Thread Chris Hanson
I should clarify, since it seems to be a misunderstanding by some. I'm not actually making any Ads revenue. I don't run ads ON my site. I pay Google to run ads that advertise my services (custom OpenGL/OSG consulting -- I do NOT even advertise the downloads in question) on Google search pages and p

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-12 Thread Jan Ciger
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/11/2015 11:28 PM, Chris Hanson wrote: > > It seems to me like Google somehow, doesn't even GET the idea of > Open Source, at least as it applies to binary downloads. Has > anyone encountered this issue? > I think Google has no issues with OSS,

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-12 Thread Robert Osfield
Hi Chris, My first reaction is WTF, second, third, I mean WTF?!? What I don't understand is that will only list you if you are officially the main distributor. I guess I could understand they'd want some kinda of official clarification for the relationship to the main OSG project and that the bi

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-11 Thread Chris Hanson
> > They've never gotten on my case for my own OSG-related ads, but that might > be because I don't offer OSG for download, just SDK's that depend on OSG. Well, and those, you CAN claim to be the authoritative sole distributor for, because those SDKs are yours. I bet you'll get contacted soon abo

Re: [osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-11 Thread Frank Kane
Wow, sounds like they are lumping you in with all the bad apples who try and trick people into paying for free software. They've never gotten on my case for my own OSG-related ads, but that might be because I don't offer OSG for download, just SDK's that depend on OSG. The same would hopefully

[osg-users] Google and "Authoritative Distributor" of Open Source Software (OSG)?

2015-05-11 Thread Chris Hanson
Has anyone else here who offers download of compiled Open Source software been hassled by Google? My Google Ads for AlphaPixel's OSG consulting services (a major part of my business) have been suspended for the following: after a discussion with our policy team, it looks like your site was corre