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Aitch · #81 Post by **Aitch** » Wed 01 Jul 2009, 22:27

Yes, thanks to all contributors & sorters of Puppy Linux site problems

Shame about the adverts though....

see http://www.puppylinux.org/home/overview

http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/reimage.com

Can't we be more selective, than to advertise spammy/phishing/adware?

Aitch

prit1 · #82 Post by **prit1** » Wed 01 Jul 2009, 22:54

Hi Aitch .. I have not seen an option where Google will allow one to choose between ads. I know that there are other ad providers that do this. I will discuss with Raffy about this.

Even I had noticed some undesirable ads on the site.

raffy · #83 Post by **raffy** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 05:20

The ads take cue from the words in the page, so close editorial supervision of the content will be essential. We have quite a number of editors. Please PM me if you would like to be upgraded to editor.

I've also put in a preference for "netbooks" or "net-tops" in the ad space, and hope that advertisers would notice this. Of course some enterprising guys have been targeting the site for their Puppy Linux CD ads.

prit1 · #84 Post by **prit1** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 06:33

Hi Raffy ... From what I have noticed, even if we keep static content, there can be real crazy and unrelated ads showing up. Google gets to decide most of this stuff using their algorithm. I came across this ad site called Ad brite who claim that we can approve or reject ads. We can also set a mandatory approval for every ad that is shown on the site. From their site, it looks like a popular ad network. But, I can't say for sure how the ads/payments are going to be.

Lobster · #85 Post by **Lobster** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 07:43

Who is financing the site? Cost per year? Anyone able to sponsor it to be ad free?

raffy · #86 Post by **raffy** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:34

(For the new site) Nobody. It's a Virtual Private Server with (prevailing rate) of US$50 monthly. Sponsors welcome.

Thanks to Warren for sponsoring it in hostgator for 16 months (up to this month).

#87 Post by **ttuuxxx** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 14:52

raffy wrote:(For the new site) Nobody. It's a Virtual Private Server with (prevailing rate) of US$50 monthly. Sponsors welcome.

Thanks to Warren for sponsoring it in hostgator for 16 months (up to this month).

Well I think ecomoney should take the next 16months since he's the one who basically made WhoDo leave, and if he wasn't such a nob, he would humble himself to Warren and make him come back!!, I'm sure Warren would still be paying for it, If he was here. So "Show me the money? Ecomoney"
lol it rhymes
ttuuxxx

prit1 · #88 Post by **prit1** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 17:24

Here is the first test setup on the new server. Its basically the same site (Puppylinux.org) on the new server.

http://magicofweaving.com

Don't worry about the name. We are just using a spare domain name until some initial testing is done and the name servers of Puppylinux.org can be changed.

Please report any problems (errors, speed, responsiveness etc) you may notice.

Caneri · #89 Post by **Caneri** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 18:26

Yes..thanks to Whodo for his hosting.

Please remember that without Whodo, tombh and crew the new (16 months old now) puppylinux.org web site would not have happened.

With Warren's support, and his paying for the hosting, it made the new setup, and now, the transitions a reality....thanks, to all the very fine people that made this happen..well done and cheers to all,

Eric

Caneri · #90 Post by **Caneri** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 18:35

To add,

There is a way to focus Google ads, but that requires Google to have access to the cgi bin with their scripts.

I don't recommend this approach.
Eric

Aitch · #91 Post by **Aitch** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 18:44

Yes, & please count yourself in there Eric,.... yours is an increasingly important part of the Puppy community, IMHO - thanks

Methinks even without a committee we need to ensure adequate funding/support is maintained, to prevent getting a bad name due to losing control of advertising... is paypal an option?

ttuuxxx - c'mon man - get over it....the world's full of 'em, if you wanna keep looking/holding on to the past
I'm sure there must've been other factors in Warren's decision, but it was that....his decision, as will coming back if he feels like it

Onwards & upwards.....YO-OH....

Aitch

Caneri · #92 Post by **Caneri** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 18:54

Hi Ya Aitch,

I miss lots on here as I'm not on the forum much.

Paypal is on all the front pages..all we need now is for people to use it and send BIG money...just kidding, as even a small donation is very much needed.

Best,
Eric

prit1 · #93 Post by **prit1** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 18:59

On some of the blog sites, I have noticed that they don't run Google ads, but run some good open source ads that don't change overtime. Maybe this is an alternative too.

Aitch · #94 Post by **Aitch** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 21:35

Hya Eric,
Cool, will do, ... but I was thinking of the Community website
There's a link for donations to Barry....admirable though it is... he has said the community website is for us....so shouldn't it be self-supporting & have it's own paypal/donation button?
...or do we somehow expect Barry to donate something [more/financial] back to the community?
Now there's a hornet's nest for you......

Aitch

Caneri · #95 Post by **Caneri** » Thu 02 Jul 2009, 22:35

Lordy Aitch...the donations that go to Barry are without compromise.

If a person says pay their donation to cause then so be it....no hornets nest as all the donations will go where it's needed.

I would have liked the education fund to prosper..alas there isn't enough money to pay for all the under-structure that's needed. Before anyone can donate to university or college needs there has to be cash on the barrel head...what a shame as there are people here that truly deserve help with their school costs.

Oh well..it's free software you see..Eric

CiaW · #96 Post by **CiaW** » Fri 03 Jul 2009, 01:50

I just looked at the new website, under the temp new url -- and the only comment I'd make is that the graphic / picture of the desktop took a bit of time to load. Not too much time, but on dial-up in particular it could be an issue. I didn't look at the file size, but if possible you might want to reduce it's size -- particularly on the latest production release http://magicofweaving.com/downloads/off ... on-release page. edit: I just looked at the file size of the image on the production-release page, and it's 416kb, fwiw.

In case you're wondering, I'm using Firefox 3.5 with a 256k DSL connection under Fedora 7, IBM Thinkpad 600x with 256mb of ram. (I can't get the wireless adapter to work under puppy 4.2.1; at least not yet. That'll go in the wireless thread when I feel like making another attempt...)

tlchost · #97 Post by **tlchost** » Fri 03 Jul 2009, 02:10

Caneri wrote: Paypal is on all the front pages..all we need now is for people to use it and send BIG money...just kidding, as even a small donation is very much needed.

You also might want to have some mention of paypal donations requested on the download pages...I beleive some folks will exercise that option, since they are on a download page to "get" something.

Thom

Caneri · #98 Post by **Caneri** » Fri 03 Jul 2009, 16:58

Hi Thom,

Hey..why didn't I think of that...good point.

Thanks,
Eric

prit1 · #99 Post by **prit1** » Fri 03 Jul 2009, 17:48

Thanks CiaW. I have converted that image into jpg and the size is a lot lesser now.

tlchost · #100 Post by **tlchost** » Sat 04 Jul 2009, 00:10

Caneri wrote: Hey..why didn't I think of that...good point.

Thanks Eric

Mayhaps my checkered life as a begger of funds and creator of guilt gives me insight.

Thom

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