On Tue, 2005-05-03 at 09:02 -0400, Dimitrie O. Paun wrote:
On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 11:33:36AM +0200, David Gümbel wrote:
So I'd suggest listing anyone who can prove he has contributed to Wine in whatever way - making a donation, having contributed code, whatever - , and let the customers decide whom to select for their particular problem.
Yes, I think being inclusive is better.
However, I also think that we need to pick the rules carefully so we don't set up a bad precedent when half the world will be using Wine :). So here is what I propose: 1. The list should be capped to n entries (n=50, 100?) 2. It should be kept up to date, and refreshed at least yearly 3. Any list has an order by definition, this one should be ranked by how much each company benefits the project.
Notes: - Rule (1) doesn't mean much now, but it may in the future if we get flooded with requests for listing - Rule (2) seems everyone agrees with. I suggest a token monetary fee that should go towards hosting the WineHQ site.
I would advise strongly against setting up an implied contract for advertising, by accepting money. I strongly suggest a 'these people claim they can help with Wine' list, unsorted (except by locality or name), and certainly without a 'vote' system. Folks who are incompetent will soon show this to their clients in their own time, why should Wine mailing list be making a statements about companies to which most will not have had contact as a customer. Samba has a large support directory, and as has been commented it is probably also easier to support. I suggest dealing with the 'thundering hoards' question if you really get them. Andrew Bartlett -- Andrew Bartlett http://samba.org/~abartlet/ Authentication Developer, Samba Team http://samba.org Student Network Administrator, Hawker College http://hawkerc.net