We are all getting so public-spirited!<br>I suppose I will have to suggest using the proceeds to buy ice cream for the penguins.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Michael H. Warfield <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mhw@wittsend.com">mhw@wittsend.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Concur with all the others.<br>
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+1 on everything, especially the EFF donation aspect.<br>
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On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 02:45 -0400, Aaron Ruscetta wrote:<br>
> I've marked this thread with an [ADMIN] heading because we<br>
> are seeking general approval for a proposal that that could<br>
> improve our (linux) employment listing service for both ALE<br>
> members and site visitors, as well as improve our visibilit<br>
> in broader Linux communities.<br>
><br>
> I spent about an hour on the phone with last week with Nate<br>
> from JobThread (cc) getting the details of an offer for ALE to<br>
> become a JobThread "publisher" partner for their internet<br>
> job listing service.<br>
><br>
> JobThread is a commercial internet company with a business<br>
> model built on a network of publishing partners. Employers<br>
> ("advertisers") pay a fee (for each application received) to<br>
> advertise employment opportunities through JobThread's<br>
> network of partner ("publisher") web sites. The publishers<br>
> [can choose to] share in the revenue generated by job<br>
> applications posted through their site links. The partners<br>
> can filter what jobs get listed through their site links and<br>
> also choose whether "advertisements" posted through<br>
> their links are free or not.<br>
><br>
> The arrangement is explained officially in more detail here:<br>
> <<a href="http://www.jobthread.com/how-it-work" target="_blank">http://www.jobthread.com/how-it-work</a>><br>
><br>
> Linux.com is a JobThread partner and a good example of<br>
> the filtering control since they only present job listings that<br>
> have the "Linux" keyword in the job title. See the Linux Jobs<br>
> panel near the bottom of the right column here:<br>
> <<a href="https://www.linux.com/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/</a>><br>
> which will redirect you to the associated JobsThread page<br>
> here: <<a href="http://jobs.linux.com/" target="_blank">http://jobs.linux.com/</a>><br>
><br>
> After walking through the process of signing on with<br>
> JobThread I'm convinced that this is a service that<br>
> would be of benefit to ALE members. I'm comfortable<br>
> that this can be integrated easily and seamlessly into<br>
> both our web site and our existing ale-jobs mailing list<br>
> because we will be able to allow local postings for<br>
> free and filter the postings that appear on <a href="http://jobs.ale.org" target="_blank">jobs.ale.org</a><br>
> to those with relevance to Linux and FLOSS. I also<br>
> think having this service on our site will improve<br>
> our visibility in the wider FLOSS community.<br>
><br>
</div></div><div class="im">> The only sticking point is handling the revenue,<br>
> since ALE does not have a formal infrastructure<br>
> for accepting donations. We could simply decline<br>
> any revenue sharing money we might be entitled<br>
> to, but then it occurred to me that we should just<br>
> have the money donated directly to worthy 501c3<br>
> organization supporting the global FLOSS<br>
> community, and the Electronic Frontiers Foundation<br>
> came immediately to mind.<br>
><br>
</div><div class="im">> If there are serious objections to ALE becoming<br>
> a publisher partner with JobThread, please speak<br>
> up and we can discuss the proposal further.<br>
> If we don't see any majority objections here by<br>
> mid week, Jim Kinney and I will proceed with<br>
> setting this up on behalf of ALE.<br>
><br>
> peace<br>
> aaron<br>
> ALE Events Coordinator (etc)<br>
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