There is precedence here - http://www.apache.org/foundation/buy_stuff.html
Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. On May 1, 2012 6:42 PM, "Jürgen Schmidt" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/1/12 5:32 PM, Donald Harbison wrote: > >> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:05 PM, Jean Weber<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, in fact "Friends of" made the offer to AOO long ago. >>> >>> My idea is to have both the opportunity for anyone to purchase TShirts >>> etc, and a fund to supply same for use at booths. Books, too, of course. >>> >>> Mainly what is needed is permission to use the AOO logo (and perhaps >>> variations such as "I [heart] [AOO logo]) and someone to do the work... >>> Set >>> up a store, create products, etc. >>> >>> >>> We can move in this direction from within this PMC, with consultation >> from >> @trademarks. I'll be happy to help with that. Can you point me to the >> original offer thread you're referring to? >> > > I looked for an online job to offer some OOo stuff like that on demand. I > have to figure it our again. The idea is to provide the designs and define > which kind of products should be sold (t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, bags, > etc.) > > The hoster/maintainer of the job will get XY% from the money and the rest > can be transferred to Apache. That should be a model where we don't have to > produce something on hold but can do it on demand. Maybe a little bit more > expensive but we would have less effort. > > But it is always good to have some material in place for conferences etc. > > I have produced t-shirts several times for the FOSDEM when I have > organized the OOo presence there... I hope I can do it next year for AOO > > Juergen > > >> Thank you. >> >> >> >> Jean >>> >>> On 01/05/2012, at 11:39, Donald Harbison<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Jean, >>>> >>>> Are there any funds available from Friends of OpenDocument similar to >>>> >>> those >>> >>>> being allocated to LibreOffice? If so, we can mobilize around something >>>> like what you're proposing. The fund would have to be held outside of >>>> the >>>> project, but could be allocated for supporting this type of concept. >>>> >>>> What do you think? >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Jean Weber<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Do we have plans for AOO promotional t-shirts and other swag? Would >>>>> this need to go through an Apache store or can AOO do it? >>>>> >>>>> I'm not looking at this as a way to raise money (which would need to >>>>> go to Apache, not AOO, anyway), but rather for promotion. People at >>>>> trade shows, developers' conferences, etc can wear tshirts; buttons >>>>> and other low-cost items could be given away at booths; tshirts could >>>>> be given away as prizes; people can have mugs and mousepads at work... >>>>> well, you know the drill. Could be sold on eg CafePress at cost. >>>>> >>>>> --Jean >>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >
