On 1 July 2011 11:38, Stefane Fermigier <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jul 1, 2011, at 12:20 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Stefane Fermigier <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Ross Gardler wrote: >> >>>> ... One way of crediting employers without >>>> having to create a whole raft of red tape is have a page on which >>>> committers can optionally add their employers details (with nofollow >>>> links) >>> >>> Yeah right. This is absolutely unacceptable for me. >> >> The nofollow attribute you mean? I absolutely agree with Ross here, >> and as an Incubator PMC member I will not allow links to companies on >> the Stanbol website unless they have a nofollow attribute. > > Is this a rule or just an arbitrary decision ? Why didn't you mention it when > advocating moving the project to Apache ?
As we've tried to communicate, it a rule with solid reasoning behind it. Even ASF sponsors don't get a follow link. As for it being mentioned during the discussions about moving to the ASF I was not involved, but I will observe that: a) this is well documented across the ASF, it's lists and it's press releases your Champion cannot be expected to anticipate every possible issue that might come up. Partners are expected to do their own due diligence b) there was a period of discussion during the proposal phase in which these issues could have been raised by anyone on the project (I don't expect anyone to think of all possible issues in advance though - it's just I find the accusatory tone of the above sentence quite offensive, even though it is not aimed at me) c) In the proposal document, which you presumably helped draw up, there is a section on "Known Risks". One of the sub-sections is "An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand". In this section the Stanbol proposal says "The brand is not what makes the difference for the IKS team, the motivation is the opportunity to build and grow a community." If the brand is not important then a "nofollow" link is not an issue, you are free to write anything you like that conforms to the trademark rules, on your own website. Ross
