[OSGeo-Board] FAQ feedback

[Daniel Brookshier]

We are starting the logo thinking here:

http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Logo_Contest

Daniel Brookshier
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On Mar 1, 2006, at 2:07 AM, Arnulf Christl wrote:

> Markus Neteler wrote:
>> On 2/28/06, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com> wrote:
>>> Markus Neteler wrote:
>>>
>>>> Again a comment on the FAQ:
>>>>
>>>> Do we want to add a paragraph on the (non) commercialization
>>>> of the logo and related stuff? People will want to know if we  
>>>> charge
>>>> for the use of the OSGeo logo in their projects, works etc.
>>>
>>> Markus,
>>>
>>> I haven't been asked that question myself, and we haven't really  
>>> worked
>>> out a policy on it.  I don't think we should hold back publishing  
>>> the FAQ
>>> for such an addition.
>> Frank,
>> of course, I didn't intend to hold back publishing the FAQ (as I
>> gave my +1).
>> But I would like to raise the discussion on that since it is  
>> important.
>> markus
>
> Hi,
> I have a few ideas regarding the use of the logo. Where should I  
> put them?
>
> [LOGO + Member]
> is good for the 45 to be members to put on the business card.
>
> [LOGO + Associate Member]
> This category would fit for all those left out of the initial 45  
> voting members. Pay 20 bucks and get the sticker?
>
> [LOGO + BoD Member]
> is good for the 9 to be board of director members to put on the  
> business card. I have been practicing this for two years now and  
> people like it. On one side of my business card it says "Company  
> CCGIS, Arnulf Christl CKO" and on the flip side it says "Mapbender  
> - Free Software". Or vice versa, CCGIS is on the flip side,  
> depending on who I am talking to...
>
> [LOGO + Sponsor]
> is good for companies, organisations, individuals who at some place  
> have put money into OSGeo or otherwise contributed 'notably'. The  
> term 'notably' would have to be defined. Does it time out after 12  
> months if sponsoring is not renewed? Who is going to control this?
> On the other hand, why not have people do some advertising for us  
> even though they didn't contribute major? Its a tightrope walk.  
> During the boot process we would want to have as many multipliers  
> as possible, as long as everybody else has more outreach than  
> OSGeo. Later on we might want to have this turned around because  
> then OSGeo visibility will add to the visbility of contributors or  
> sponsors.
>
> Later maybe add:
> [LOGO + Contributor]
> to differentiate and make it a Sponsor only when more than 10K or  
> something.
>
> [LOGO + Core Project]
> To be linked witht the download package. This would apply to  
> adopted projects that have run through incubation successfully.
>
> Linking:
> It is standard pratice to not download the logo but link it from  
> the originating website. SourceForge does it with a little script.
>
> <IMG src="http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=62962&type=5"  
> width="210" height="62" border="0" alt="SourceForge Logo">
>
> This would give us some feedback on where the logo appears and  
> maybe prevents at least some people from abusing it. Somebody would  
> have to check this every now and then or provide web statistics.
>
> Ahhh, I hate it: New MS IE versions by default block images when  
> they are linked from an IP that differs to the originating web site  
> IP. Then the logo won't show up. Minor problem, will probably be  
> addressed when they fixed MS IE. Or finally succeeded deleting the  
> internet...
>
> Now, wait a second. This means that the whole idea of OWS goes  
> awry!? Mapbender links services by calling them with JavaScript  
> from the respective servers directly and overlay them in the  
> mapframe. So whenever IE blocks images that come from a different  
> server no maps will show up. Not even an error message is  
> displayed. I can't believe this. Can somebody please by default  
> block Microsoft software from the internet?
>
> Best, Arnulf.
>
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