Posted by: DCallaghan
on September 27, 2002 05:09 AM
Actually, the OSDN's decision to close down their Windows-centric site, DaveCentral, may result in MS not renewing their ad contract. In the meantime, I certainly don't think that an MS banner ad has influenced the editorial content of NewsForge or the other OSDN sites. Please read the prior sentence for proof.
I'm not bothered by the idea that MS advertises on this site. MS advertises on all IT related web sites. Just don't click it and let these nice people pay their bills. This is a tough business and they're doing a fine job.
I am bothered by the idea that more open source companies don't advertise here, though. When I hear about a new distro version, or a new open source product, its not because these companies sent the OSDN dime one in advertising; its because OSDN covers it for free. It still amazes me that these companies ignore such an inexpensive, tighly focused advertising medium. And its not that these companies would be preaching to the choir. Which company offers a CD-bootable firewall solution, SuSE, RedHat, both or neither? You have an IBM p-series. Which distro or distros can you use?
No one on this site is going to bother getting an evaluation copy of VS<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.Net, so no money is flowing from OSDN to MS. Just the opposite. However, I do worry that so little thought and energy is coming from the major commercial open source companies that they can't even be bothered to spend a few bucks to actually move product and make money. So don't blame OSDN for having MS ads. Blame those who don't have ads here.
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Re:va$HAFTWARE-M$ partnership
Posted by: DCallaghan on September 27, 2002 05:09 AMI'm not bothered by the idea that MS advertises on this site. MS advertises on all IT related web sites. Just don't click it and let these nice people pay their bills. This is a tough business and they're doing a fine job.
I am bothered by the idea that more open source companies don't advertise here, though. When I hear about a new distro version, or a new open source product, its not because these companies sent the OSDN dime one in advertising; its because OSDN covers it for free. It still amazes me that these companies ignore such an inexpensive, tighly focused advertising medium. And its not that these companies would be preaching to the choir. Which company offers a CD-bootable firewall solution, SuSE, RedHat, both or neither? You have an IBM p-series. Which distro or distros can you use?
No one on this site is going to bother getting an evaluation copy of VS<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.Net, so no money is flowing from OSDN to MS. Just the opposite. However, I do worry that so little thought and energy is coming from the major commercial open source companies that they can't even be bothered to spend a few bucks to actually move product and make money. So don't blame OSDN for having MS ads. Blame those who don't have ads here.
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