Re: Can (Podling) Projects collect funds through certification programs?

My questions is not about who collects the money, we can forward requests
to http://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship.html

But can we list those companies / individuals separated on our project
website?

Thanks,
Sebastian

2011/12/13 Ian Lynch <ianrlynch@gmail.com>

> On 13 December 2011 10:23, seba.wagner@gmail.com <seba.wagner@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > How does the ASF deal with requests from companies that would like to
> get a
> > certificate as reseller of a software?
> >
> > Are (Podling) Projects allowed to organize a "Certification" program for
> > distributors and collect funds for their project that way?
> >
> > Collecting funds that way is a common way of Open Source projects, also
> > Apache has a sponsor page et cetera. However the companies listed there
> > contribute to the Foundation in general.
> > The question is if each project of the foundation additionally can have
> its
> > own Gold, Silver, et cetera Sponsorship program.
> > Or for example can collect funds from a list of "partners" similar to for
> > example http://moodle.com/partners/list/
>
>
> The Apache system means that any donated/collected funds go to the central
> Apache Software Foundation, not to any project in particular. That could
> change but there would have to be convincing arguments/evidence of the
> benefit as opposed to the drawbacks for the ASF community overall. With
> Moodle, partners are officially endorsed to use the Trademarks. At present
> this wouldn't work with Apache in terms of targeting an individual project.
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> > Sebastian
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> >
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