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Re: Fwd: Interested in Sponsoring Kubuntu

 

Yes, I agree. I should have directly asked for this in the first place.

Valorie

On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 2:38 AM Myriam Schweingruber <myriam@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> How about asking them to only write to the council and be a tad more
> detailed what kind of sponsoring they intend to do, e.g. concrete figures.
>
> We can't act on vague sponsoring proposals, we would need more details.
>
> If they don't come with a concrete sponsoring offer (as any decent sponsor
> would) to the council we should just drop the issue.
>
> Regards, Myriam
>
> On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 01:00, Aaron Honeycutt <honeycuttaaron3@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> I would recommend not following up as I'm not sure what info they
>> need/want and why. It's seems really odd.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 4:41 PM Valorie Zimmerman <
>> valorie.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Does someone want to follow up with this person? -v
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: Boni Satani <boni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 5:06 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Interested in Sponsoring Kubuntu
>>> To: Valorie Zimmerman <valorie.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Valorie,
>>>
>>> We are more interested in Sponsoring Kubuntu. Can you please share some
>>> information.
>>>
>>> Waiting for your reply.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Boni
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:32 PM Boni Satani <boni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Valorie,
>>>>
>>>> Did you get the chance to review my previous email?
>>>>
>>>> Let me know your thoughts.
>>>>
>>>> Thank You,
>>>> Boni
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 2:36 PM Boni Satani <boni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Valorie
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>>>>
>>>>> We're interested in supporting projects that we feel have an impact in
>>>>> relevant industries and since you had a sponsors section
>>>>> <https://kubuntu.org/sponsors/>, I thought you guys may be looking
>>>>> for more sponsors.
>>>>>
>>>>> We're trying to support projects (by providing financial support)
>>>>> which we really like and get brand awareness at the same time through our
>>>>> logo being on a site which I think is going to be the next big thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this answers your questions.
>>>>> ᐧ
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 2:11 AM Valorie Zimmerman <
>>>>> valorie.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Very nice to hear from you, Boni Satani.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 4:15 AM Boni Satani <boni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Valorie,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I represent a company called TheBestVPN.com and we'd like to make a
>>>>>>> sponsorship for Kubuntu.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can you let us know if you're accepting any sponsorships/ donations
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Boni
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> P.S. I got your email id from Aleix (KDE) and he suggested getting
>>>>>>> in touch with you.
>>>>>>> ᐧ
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Great of Aleix to recommend us to you. I've cc'd the Kubuntu Council
>>>>>> who will decide on any sponsorship terms. As I'm on the Council, I'll start
>>>>>> the conversation by asking what you mean by sponsorship? By that I mean,
>>>>>> what will you provide us, and what do you want in return?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All the best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Valorie Zimmerman
>>>>>> Kubuntu Councillor
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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