[lugm.org] Linux Training

[Ronny R.]

We shall not provide advertising.
A corporate member can have his logo and a small description of the company.

Regarding training companies, if even TEC or others bodies cant have a say
who are genuine and who are not, who are we to validate if a
company/training institution are excellent/good/bad?
Having a list on LUGM site will in a way validate them to visitors since WE
are supposed to be the experts.

My 2 cents.

Cheers

Ronny


On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 7:45 PM, Jochen Kirstätter <lugm at ios.mu> wrote:

> Hi Ish,
>
> I admire your intentions to provide this kind of directory of "Who's
> who" in Linux services but LUGM isn't a free ride.
> The association has expenses to cover. Furthermore, this would help
> funding of upcoming events like the Linuxfest, getting banners or
> stand-ups for InfoTech, etc.
>
> On 16/06/2014 19:15, Ish Sookun wrote:
> > Some having more details than others could send out the wrong message,
> > as if we're endorsing the companies.
> >
> > Maybe we shouldn't mix up corporate memberships with this page. The
> > page will be just for the sake of "guiding" new folks. Corporate
> > members will always have their dedicated corner in "Friends of LUGM".
> > I kinda like the idea of having an alphabetically ordered list. No
> > preference is given. We'll populate the list with companies we know
> > already & others can always contact us to be listed. Just suggesting.
>
> Corporate members have currently no "benefit" at all. And quite frankly,
> I think that having another page of simply listed companies contradicts
> anyone paying for corporate membership. So, instead of just publishing
> that list, approach those companies and suggest the corporate membership
> to them. The LUGM needs funds and sponsors for upcoming events and the
> existing website is definitely one of the best options to have an
> "income" for paying members.
>
> As a business owner (okay, not having a corporate membership but I
> considered it), I would immediately cancel and even ask for a pro-rata
> refund if such a list would appear on the LUGM website. ;-)
>
> I mean, what's the big deal about spending for year long exposure on the
> LUGM website for a professional company? If they would advertise in the
> newspaper it would be at least the same amount and higher for just one day.
>
> Please, don't mix up free service and business.
> Companies earn their money with free software, no (or low) cost
> licensing, and have tax benefits on advertising or contributing.
>
> Don't give freeloaders a space to grow.
>
> And, getting in touch with the WP professionals would easily generate a
> plugin that would allow the possibility to hand out user accounts (in a
> dedicated user group) and textual restrictions (~ 500 words as suggested
> by Avinash sounds good) can be applied, too.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
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