Perens Launches 'OpenSourceParking'

miller60 writes "Open source evangelist Bruce Perens has launched OpenSourceParking, a service designed to boost domain parking on open source software. The project is a response to a large gain by Microsoft in the April Netcraft survey, with Windows' share jumping 5 percent as domain registrar Go Daddy moved 4.5 million parked domains from Linux to Windows Server 2003. To regain that share, Perens is calling on open source users to park undeveloped domains at OpenSourceParking, with the advertising revenue being used to fund political advocacy efforts on behalf of open source software. Parking-for-profit has grown into a significant business in recent years. Despite ambivalence over the value of these sites, Perens appears to believe it merits a focused effort for the open source community."

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When I first saw this

[my $anity 0]

I first thought: You have a large field, paved with asphalt. There are cans of paint all around. You park your car, and paint the lines around it.

Re:Let's hope it's as successful as his UserLinux

[mshiltonj]

Who cares if Microsoft can claim an extra 5%? Do such stats ever influence companies choosing a platform?

PHBs run companies. So, the answer is yes.

Marketing Plan

[Davo888]

So where's the "OpenSourceParking Girl"?

Re:I park domains .

[Shohat]

Ex-fucking-actly . And I dont think that the OS community should go out if its way to get " The Leading domain squatting Platform" badge .
Just to clarify - this isn't what I do for a living . I just do it =) .