[SGVLUG] Anyone want to sell our souls?

[Dan Kegel]

<Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:
> I've received a solicitation from a company that sells memory -- they
> would like to be a "sponsor" of our user group.  In his words, this
> means, "...Our sponsorship
> for user groups is different for each one and is dependent on what the
> group
> and us agree upon, but usually consist of a product giveaway or an
> exclusive
> group coupon from us."
>
> [I suspect this "sponsorship" is "in consideration for allowing them to
> advertise to us / on our website"...]
>
> So, do we bite on this dangling bit of bait?

Nope.  IMHO the best thing about Linux user groups is that they
are free of entangling corporate alliances...