Re: request for sponsors page

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:58:12 -0700
Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:

> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Josh Berkus wrote:
> >>> No, I'm not because if you think we should start tracking and
> >>> listing everyone that gives us five bucks then you clearly need
> >>> to come in out of the sun for a while :-).
> >> Why not?  It's the best way to increase the number of people who
> >> give us $5.
> > 
> > Well, someone giving three qualified answers to a mailing list
> > inquiry on a user list is worth a lot more than five bucks of their
> > time, and you surely don't want to include that in your listing.
> 
> I fail to see how this is an argument.  We can't account for
> absolutely every last person who helps the project, so we shouldn't
> list any of them?

I don't think that is what Peter is saying. I think Peter is saying we
are putting value on the wrong things. At least that is how I read it.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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