On 5 March 2010 10:26, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2010-03-05 at 11:21 +0100, Jochen Schultz wrote: > >> Sure Zend is one of the most valuables, if not the most valuable, >> companies in the PHP community. >> >> But if we allow ads here, we should think about selling them (like >> footer ads in all messages of the list). This way the community gets >> income, which can be used to support the community, while the community >> stays free from some companies decissions. >> >> Or just keep Ads out of here...no exceptions! >> >> just my 2 cents >> >> >> Lester Caine schrieb: >> > Jochen Schultz wrote: >> >> > and not drugs, money or sex! >> >> >> >> So everyone should post their ads here, which are related to PHP? >> >> >> >> I think not. >> > >> > As someone who gets totally pigged off with the amount of 'advertising' >> > that gets rammed down our throats, I should probably agree. But in this >> > particular case, while I may not like it, Zend are one of the major >> > supporters of PHP and actually need to make money to continue that support. >> > >> > Now if someone wants to advertise alternative courses using Eclipse and >> > PHPEclipse ... 1000EUR does seem somewhat steep ;) >> > >> >> -- >> Sport Import GmbH - Amtsgericht Oldenburg - Tel: +49-4405-9280-63 >> Industriestrasse 39 - HRB 1202900 - >> 26188 Edewecht - GF: Michael Müllmann >> > > > Actually, footer ads doesn't seem such a bad idea. I don't know how > you'd work out the details like how often an ad is shown, but I for one > wouldn't mind a discrete ad at the bottom of the email if the proceeds > would go back into making PHP better. I would assume though that most > people on this list wouldn't like that, as it would possibly make it too > commercially driven, i.e. think people posting more and more simple to > get their ad more coverage, etc. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > Ad-block would "get in the way" though !? -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html EE4Free : http://www.experts-exchange.com/becomeAnExpert.jsp Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
