Re: request for sponsors page

Robert Treat wrote:
> > > Dare I mention it, but we have a history of listing people who contribute
> > > code for each release, perhaps we should add a "sponsors" section in the
> > > release notes, and include a list of every company who sponsors a feature
> > > for that release (based on designation of the developer who did the
> > > work).
> >
> > We mention companies in the press release;  having them in the release
> > notes seems like advertizing, and advertizing that will remain in the
> > release notes for years and years (which is probably bad).
> >
> 
> Well, technically it is advertising, but I don't see why it is necessarily 
> bad. Developer contributions live on in old release notes for many years even 
> once the developer stops contributing, why not with companies?  Or to put it 
> another way, would it be so bad if people looking in the 7.3 release notes 
> saw Great Bridge listed as a corporate sponsor for that release? 

In my opinion, for individuals, it is recognition;  for companies it is
advertizing.  I think company names would be ugly after a while.  And
what do you do for people who work and are sponsored by companies?  Put
both the company name and author?  Frankly I would rather remove all the
names from the release notes before making them longer with both.

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