Thanks CR.
Would we accept a MS logo and link on the Inkscape page? I rather think not. :) But maybe I'm misreading the situation or the general project feeling towards proprietary software vendors,
The project has a range of views. I'd probably fight pretty hard against a Microsoft sponsorship until it reached millions of dollars. Just on reputation alone. But others take a more pragmatic (or should that be forgiving) stance which means they won't see any reason not to accept a bung from any company, no matter their past/present/politics.
I'm flexible on it, like everything else. If everyone feels that environmental protection is "political" and we should thus stay out of it, then I'm willing to re-think it. It's yet another contention point that I'd like to avoid. I'd never recommend accepting donations from the palm oil industry either. It's an opportunity to use our collective voice to support a better future. I understand this can be seen as "political" though, so I'm flexible. Talk me out of it.
It's worth having a short list of industries we'd rather not deal with. A great one is tabacco, which would be problematic because many countries ban the advertising of tabacco. Arms is similar, straightforward. Other industries depend on politics and their reputations and what they're asking us to link to.
Martin,