Ask HN: Why don't open source projects show ads on their readme pages?

Re:Ask HN: Why don't open source projects show ads on their ... by stephenr on Sunday October 23, 2016 @05:21AM (#12772715)

Specific sponsorship ie a company sponsoring a project and having mention/logo/link on a readme/sponsors page etc I think is quite acceptable.

A random Google ad (particularly with the privacy invasive tracking that goes with it) on the page is going to give an altogether different appearance, particularly if the project is using free resources such as GitHub/read the docs/etc.

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Re:Ask HN: Why don't open source projects show ads on their ... by Gammarays on Sunday October 23, 2016 @06:10AM (#12772837)

What if Google wanted to support an Open Source project. Would it still be appropriate if the project mentioned Google as a sponsor, then showed a banner ad promoting the new Google Phone (no tracking/banner does not change)?

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Re:Ask HN: Why don't open source projects show ads on their ... by stephenr on Sunday October 23, 2016 @07:29AM (#12773061)

Saying its supported by Google and giving a link to google.com would be fine. Showing an actual advert I think is not fine.

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