> -----Original Message----- > From: J Aaron Farr [mailto:fa...@apache.org] > Sent: Sunday, 5 July 2009 9:03 PM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Incorrect use of "Sponsor". > > On Sun 05 Jul 2009 02:36, "Gavin" <ga...@16degrees.com.au> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Bob Schellink [mailto:sab...@gmail.com] > >> Sent: Sunday, 5 July 2009 12:13 AM > >> To: general@incubator.apache.org > >> Subject: Re: Incorrect use of "Sponsor". > >> > >> Thanks for the clarification Niclas. I'll update the site. > > > > However, you are allowed to have them on the page, just with a 'thanks > to > > ...' , be sure that any external links like these use the 'nofollow' > > attribute as specified by the PRC (so as to not water down the value of > the > > main ASF thanks page.) > > We put `nofollow` on the Bronze level sponsors and that was to stop the > sponsorship program from turning into a spam-ridden link farm. I don't > recall the PRC requiring other links to use nofollow, but perhaps I > missed it. Lots of projects have lists of companies which provide > commercial support or "powered by" sites.
Yes you missed it then, Jim mailed it to all PMCs some time ago. Gav... > > -- > J. Aaron Farr > 馮傑仁 > www.cubiclemuses.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.3/2217 - Release Date: 07/04/09 > 17:55:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
