Just want to put my 2 cents woth in... We supply the FREE version of Dolphin to any of our customers that want it. Most of the customers are ok with the ads that appear on their sites using the free version. It's not like they can't put up some of their own ads along with the Boonex ads. What's the big difference if you are looking at getting some ad revenue?
Also, as a hosting provider, I am glad that the new ads are only for Boonex and not for "Pet" hosting companies that detract see more from my business.

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It would be nice with unity, if the links to Boonex for a given site were somehow linked to a users boonex name for affiliate purposes. Something cheap in the way of affiliate income for the free users, or perhaps some way for the "startups" to bankroll with Boonex for all the link business that gets sent their way. That way a startup could (if they have a high traffic site) eventually pay for a license via "affiliate credits".

Just some ideas I've been toying with as I am a MAJOR supporter of the open source initiative.