[Marketing] a banner server?

[Frank Warmerdam]

Sergiusz Pawlowicz wrote:
>> Why? In theory a banner server will increase awareness and ultimate uptake
>> of Open Source software. In practice, a banner service running on an OSGeo
>> server is preaching to the converted.
> 
> i cannot agree. please notice we do not have to announce osgeo
> rationale, but we can e.g. display current events without any
> involvement from page authors. they need to put a code once, and later
> we can change the content centrally. we can also propose to include
> the code on other pages, not only these which belong to osgeo, to help
> us promote osgeo-related actions.

Sergiusz,

I would hope we would also use it for some cross-promotion of projects.

Best regards,
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