>
> Personally, I'm fully in support of this (well, unless haggling for a
> higher commission is an option). A logo-n-link on the support page for
> third-party consultative commercial support, with of course a disclaimer
> that these people are not affiliated with abisource and we're not
> responsible for what they do and what not.
>
> I also happen to be familiar with some of the people/companies involved,
> no complaints there, although (disclaimer) I'm not familiar with them in
> the context of AbiWord support. But like I said, I think a disclaimer
> that they're support is direct from them and not us should be sufficient
> to cover our <censored>es.
>
I'm in favour since mg knows the people and with the above qualifications.
Cheers
Martin
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>>
>> Hi Dom -
>>
>> I am inquiring as to your interest in listing
>> consulting and commercial
>> support options for AbiWord on the AbiWord website. I
>> realize that
>> you may not personally provide commercial support for
>> AbiWord, but
>> there are a number of individuals and businesses that
>> do.
>>
>> My company has just launched a new website
>> (www.findopensourcesupport.com) where users can search
>> for
>> individuals and businesses that offer consulting
>> services and
>> commercial support contracts for various Open Source
>> software
>> packages - including AbiWord. I am wondering if you
>> would be
>> interested in referring users to this new website in
>> order to find
>> commercial support options for your project. In
>> return for doing this,
>> my company will pay you a 20% commission of any
>> support profile
>> sales that are generated from your site. Individuals
>> can list their
>> support services on the website free of charge, but
>> businesses are
>> charged a fee (after a 2-3 month free trial) if they
>> want to participate.
>> Your commission would come from the fee that is
>> charged to
>> businesses for having a listing on the website -
>> regardless of whether
>> or not they list themselves as supporting AbiWord.
>>
>> Here's some quick background on myself, as well as my
>> new company
>> and support website:
>>
>> I'm the creator of Nagios (www.nagios.org) - an Open
>> Source network
>> monitoring tool which has been around for about five
>> years (previously
>> known as NetSaint). As I was unable to personally
>> provide
>> commercial support for Nagios, I instead pointed users
>> to a list of
>> companies and individuals on my website that did
>> provide commercial
>> support and consulting services for my software.
>> After realizing that
>> my project was not unique in this situation, I decided
>> last fall to start a
>> company and develop a new website to help promote
>> commercial
>> support options for Open Source software. That
>> website is located at:
>>
>> http://www.findopensourcesupport.com
>>
>> Users can use the website to search for support
>> options based on
>> criteria such as cost, geographic location, support
>> features, etc. They
>> are also able to rate and leave feedback for support
>> providers they've
>> had a chance to work with.
>>
>> I am a strong believer in Open Source software, and
>> believe that
>> promoting consulting services and commercial support
>> options is good
>> for everyone:
>>
>> - Users needing paid consulting services for Open
>> Source can find it
>> quickly and easily
>>
>> - Corporations are likely to be more willing to use
>> Open Source
>> software if they can purchase support contracts for it
>>
>>
>> - Commissions received for sales referred by your site
>> can help your
>> project
>>
>> - Your project may become more popular in the business
>> sector due to
>> the availability of paid support options
>>
>>
>> If you are interested in what I'm proposing, please
>> let me know. I'm
>> sure you have some questions, so feel free to drop me
>> a line and I'll do
>> my best to answer them. I look forward to hearing
>> from you.
>>
>> Take care and best of luck in all your endeavors.
>>
>>
>> Ethan Galstad, President
>> Ayamon, LLC
>> ---
>> Email: egalstad@ayamon.com
>> Web: http://www.ayamon.com
>>
>>
>>
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