[OSGeo Suomi] FOSS4G domain

[Ari Jolma]

Jeff McKenna kirjoitti 05.10.2017 klo 15:15:
> On 2017-10-05 4:27 AM, Ari Jolma wrote:
>> Jeff McKenna kirjoitti 04.10.2017 klo 17:00:
>>> A reminder that someone should purchase the FOSS4G domain right 
>>> away: http://foss4g.fi to prevent someone from outside parking the 
>>> domain and selling it for more money.
>>>
>>> I can also purchase it, but it should be someone from OSGeo-Finland 
>>> preferably.
>>>
>>> (would be great to purchase it today and point the domain to 
>>> http://www.foss4gfinland2017.com/ , for the event on Friday :)
>>
>> Are you going to attend? :)
>>
>> We already have osgeo.fi and foss4gfinland2017.com plus the osgeo 
>> Wiki and FB page. Having foss4g.fi would add to the communication 
>> challenge we already have (osgeo.fi has links to 2016 events and the 
>> Friday event in a mixture with the spring event in 
>> foss4gfinland2017.com).
>>
>> foss4g.eu seems to not exist either.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Ari
>>
>
> Hi Ari,
>
> The concept is that foss4g.fi would be used for each FOSS4G event each 
> year; instead of having foss4gfinland2017.com  and 
> foss4gfinland2018.com and foss4gfinland2019.com etc.   It becomes 
> easier for users to find your event, and also cheaper to manage it.  
> (you could have foss4g.fi/2016 foss4g.fi/2017 foss4g.fi/2018)
>
> If you are unwilling to do that, please let me know and I will 
> purchase it on my personal credit card, for the OSGeo-Finland 
> community to use.

Thanks but it is not a money issue - we just need to figure out where to 
maintain what and by whom. I'd be very surprised if there was somebody 
who'd buy that domain in predatory sense.

Best,

Ari

>
> -thanks,
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Finland mailing list
> Finland at lists.osgeo.org
> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/finland
> Homepage: http://www.osgeo.fi