KDE-policies about "Hotspot" on kde.org main website

[Andreas Pour]

Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> 
> Andreas Pour wrote:
> 
> > Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> >
> >>[crossposting -- not sure whom to ask...]
> >>
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I don't know if there is an established policy about
> >>the "Hotspot" link on the KDE main website and on
> >>other sub-sites.
> >>
> >>Do we rule out commercial ads there?
> >>
> >>Would it be OK to offer this to a major sponsor for
> >>aKademy for the period of 8 (mainly consecutive)
> >>weeks around aKademy? (This wouldn't be exactly an
> >>ad, but similar to it...)
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > My personal opinion is, it would be beneficient if one could provide the
> > image/graphic for the event and then include in text below it:  "Thanks to Our
> > Sponsor [NAME/LINK HERE]" or something similar.
> >
> 
> I count that as a vote in favour of a "Google ad"-style
> link.

Actually given they are a quite impressively generous "Platinum" sponsor I'm
switch my vote to include a fair-sized (as wide as the event hotspot) corporate
logo on the frontpage.

[ ... ]

> We're already offering to "PLATIN" sponsor (20.000.- EUR)
> a hotspot (not yet existing) on main aKademy website
> (http://conference2004.kde.org/).

Ciao,

Dre