On Tue, 2005-05-03 at 09:02 -0400, Dimitrie O. Paun wrote: > On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 11:33:36AM +0200, David GÃmbel wrote: > > So I'd suggest listing anyone who can prove he has contributed to Wine in > > whatever way - making a donation, having contributed code, whatever - , and > > let the customers decide whom to select for their particular problem. > > Yes, I think being inclusive is better. > > However, I also think that we need to pick the rules carefully so we don't > set up a bad precedent when half the world will be using Wine :). So here > is what I propose: > 1. The list should be capped to n entries (n=50, 100?) > 2. It should be kept up to date, and refreshed at least yearly > 3. Any list has an order by definition, this one should be > ranked by how much each company benefits the project. > > Notes: > - Rule (1) doesn't mean much now, but it may in the future > if we get flooded with requests for listing > - Rule (2) seems everyone agrees with. I suggest a token > monetary fee that should go towards hosting the WineHQ site.
I would advise strongly against setting up an implied contract for advertising, by accepting money. I strongly suggest a 'these people claim they can help with Wine' list, unsorted (except by locality or name), and certainly without a 'vote' system. Folks who are incompetent will soon show this to their clients in their own time, why should Wine mailing list be making a statements about companies to which most will not have had contact as a customer. Samba has a large support directory, and as has been commented it is probably also easier to support. I suggest dealing with the 'thundering hoards' question if you really get them. Andrew Bartlett -- Andrew Bartlett http://samba.org/~abartlet/ Authentication Developer, Samba Team http://samba.org Student Network Administrator, Hawker College http://hawkerc.net
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