svn commit: r1774716 - /ofbiz/site/mailing-lists.html

[jacopoc]

Author: jacopoc
Date: Sat Dec 17 08:14:12 2016
New Revision: 1774716

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1774716&view=rev
Log:
Published directions to limit excessive or unfair marketing messages in the
OFBiz mailing lists.

Modified:
    ofbiz/site/mailing-lists.html

Modified: ofbiz/site/mailing-lists.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/site/mailing-lists.html?rev=1774716&r1=1774715&r2=1774716&view=diff
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--- ofbiz/site/mailing-lists.html (original)
+++ ofbiz/site/mailing-lists.html Sat Dec 17 08:14:12 2016
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ In other words, click the appropriate un
         <li>what did you expect as results</li>
         <li>and what you really got</li>
       </ul>
+<a name="3rd-party-marketing"></a>
+<ul>
+Using the user mailing list to announce third party products, services and initiatives based on or related to OFBiz is allowed under the following conditions:
+<li>the message contains useful information for the OFBiz users</li>
+<li>the message announces new and noteworthy information: repeating posts with similar contents are not allowed</li>
+<li>the message is in a new thread, using a special subject starting with "[MARKETING]..."; in order to guarantee that marketing messages don't distract or confuse OFBiz users, it is not allowed to publish them in response to other messages</li>
+<li>the message clearly states that the third party products, services, initiatives are not endorsed by the ASF or by the OFBiz community</li>
+<li>the message is not detrimental for the OFBiz project; promoting a 3rd product should not be in the form of: OFBiz is bad, my product is good. Instead it should convey a positive message about OFBiz and, for example, should focus on the strengths of OFBiz and the peculiar features of the product. While it's fine to provide constructive criticism for OFBiz, if it is part of an healthy open discussion, it isn't fine to criticize OFBiz and promote 3rd party products in a single thread on the OFBiz mailing lists.</li>
+<li>the third party is respectful of all the Apache Software Foundation values and policies and specifically the <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" target="external">code of conduct</a> and the <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" target="external">use of ASF trademarks</a></li>
+<li>discussions about or questions regarding the third party products, services and initiatives should not take place in the OFBiz mailing lists</li>
+</ul>
+
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