Re: [qemu-web RFC PATCH] Add Sponsors page

["Philippe Mathieu-Daudé" <philmd@redhat.com>]

On 9/14/21 10:20 AM, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 07:41:47AM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> On 13/09/2021 20.25, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>>> Add a page listing QEMU sponsors and displaying their logos.
>>>
>>> Logo sources:
>>> - https://www.rackspace.com/es/newsroom/media-kit
>>> - https://developer.arm.com/solutions/infrastructure/works-on-arm
>>> - https://gitlab.com/fosshost/assets/logo
>>> - https://www.linkedin.com/company/cip-united
>>>
>>> Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/2
>>> Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
>>> ---
>>> There are probably more, but I'm not aware of them.
>>>
>>> Maybe we should list past sponsors, precising a year range?
>>
>> I think we might have a hard time to compile a complete list, so I'd rather
>> not start that job.
>>
>>> ---
>>>   _includes/nav.html      |   1 +
>>>   sponsors.md             |  22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>   sponsors/cipunited.jpg  | Bin 0 -> 10607 bytes
>>>   sponsors/fosshost.png   | Bin 0 -> 18251 bytes
>>>   sponsors/rackspace.png  | Bin 0 -> 7363 bytes
>>>   sponsors/worksonarm.png | Bin 0 -> 9965 bytes
>>>   6 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
>>>   create mode 100644 sponsors.md
>>>   create mode 100644 sponsors/cipunited.jpg
>>>   create mode 100644 sponsors/fosshost.png
>>>   create mode 100644 sponsors/rackspace.png
>>>   create mode 100644 sponsors/worksonarm.png
>>>
>>> diff --git a/_includes/nav.html b/_includes/nav.html
>>> index 73b39b3..49ad4cd 100644
>>> --- a/_includes/nav.html
>>> +++ b/_includes/nav.html
>>> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>>>   			</li><li {% if current[1] == 'contribute' %}class='current'{% endif %}><a href="{{ relative_root }}/contribute">Contribute</a>
>>>   			</li><li {% if current[1] == 'documentation' %}class='current'{% endif %}><a href="{{ relative_root }}/documentation">Docs</a>
>>>   			</li><li><a href="https://wiki.qemu.org">Wiki</a>
>>> +			</li><li {% if current[1] == 'sponsors' %}class='current'{% endif %}><a href="{{ relative_root }}/sponsors">Sponsors</a>
>>
>> Not sure whether we need that link on every page (i.e. in the navigation
>> menu)? Maybe it's enough to put the link somewhere on the home page?
> 
> Yes, we definitely don't want this in the top navbar as it is irrelevant
> information to essentially every single visitor. We're only adding this
> because one of the sponsors asked for it.
> 
> I'd say it can be linked in the footer, adjacent to the link to
> the SFC.
> 
> Or maybe we just replace the SFC link with a link "About QEMU" and
> on that page document that we're a member of the SFC and also
> document official sponsors, and any other companies whose services
> we rely on unofficially (eg the gitlab point below).
> 
>>>   			</li><li {% if current[1] == 'blog' %}class='current'{% endif %}><a href="{{ relative_root }}/blog">Blog</a></li>
>>>   		</ul>
>>>   	</nav>
>>> diff --git a/sponsors.md b/sponsors.md
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000..da1bf19
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/sponsors.md
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
>>> +---
>>> +title: QEMU sponsors
>>> +permalink: /sponsors/
>>> +---
>>> +
>>> +QEMU has sponsors!
>>> +
>>> +The website is hosted by [Rackspace Technology](https://www.rackspace.com/).
>>> +
>>> +For continuous integration and testing, hardware is provided by:
>>> +- Arm and Equinix Metal via the [Works on Arm program](https://www.worksonarm.com/)
>>> +- [Fosshost](https://fosshost.org/)
>>> +- [CIP United](https://www.cipunited.com/)
>>> +
>>> +
>>> +![Rackspace Technology](rackspace.png)
>>> +
>>> +![Works on Arm](worksonarm.png)
>>> +
>>> +![Fosshost](fosshost.png)
>>> +
>>> +![CIP United](cipunited.jpg)
>>
>> Some remarks:
>>
>> 1) Could you please use the original URLs as source for the pictures instead
>> of copying them over into our website? Some folks don't like it when their
>> images are copied...
> 
> More importantly than that, do the trademark terms for each company
> here permit us to actually use their logo on our website ?

Hmm I'll simply list the company names to start.
I assume Fosshost is OK because they asked us to put it.