[Viscom-dev] Sample script how to link to the OSGeo logo

Frank Warmerdam warmerdam at pobox.com
Mon Jan 29 18:45:53 EST 2007


Jason Birch wrote:
> Arnulf pointed out:
> 
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> Quesiton is whether we really wnat that? Is it something that VisCom is
> really hyped about, is it an issue for WebCom to do it? If anybody would
> consent to actually doing I would suggest that it is a good idea.
> ------------------
> 
> I do think that a "Linking to Us" section would be a great idea.
> 
> I personally don't like the idea of asking them to link to our site,
> though I don't see a problem in letting them know that they are free to
> do so.
> 
> It adds to our load (OK, marginally), and it means that we are taking
> responsibility for not breaking other peoples' sites by changing the
> image location, site maintenance, etc.  I would prefer to encourage them
> to download the images.

Folks,

I agree with Jason that asking people to link to our copy of logos is
not a great idea - mainly because we don't have a great history
of providing stable urls.

Best regards,
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