Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
On 4/9/08, Theo de Raadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sale of the items on that page do not fund the project. Sale of those items does not even cover the cost that Austin and I paid our artist to draw the pictures for those items. Just keep that in mind please. From time to time I have toyed with the idea of producing OpenBSD-related swag, and either donating it to the project outright or selling it myself with donation = revenue - cost. I'd have to use some outside vendor and face the same production costs that Theo and the project do (CafePress, anyone?). Is this something that can be handled in a decentralized manner, or do you prefer that everything be kept under the same roof as the CD/Poster/etc. sales? What would give the OpenBSD project the most benefit while populating our lives with more Puffy-branded merchandise? JC Crutchfield
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
At 07:36 PM 5/6/2008 -0400, you wrote: On 4/9/08, Theo de Raadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sale of the items on that page do not fund the project. Sale of those items does not even cover the cost that Austin and I paid our artist to draw the pictures for those items. Just keep that in mind please. From time to time I have toyed with the idea of producing OpenBSD-related swag, and either donating it to the project outright or selling it myself with donation = revenue - cost. I'd have to use some outside vendor and face the same production costs that Theo and the project do (CafePress, anyone?). Their products are not something I would consider 'OpenBSD' quality. Great for gag gifts, but not much more. Products from the OBSD store have always been first-rate. Lee
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
This is not an advert for the company I work for but I can help out in creation of shop etc... I work for cafepress :) I can talk to our marketing department and arrange something. Let me know how I can help. pbhasin at cafepress dot com :) -Parvinder Bhasin On May 6, 2008, at 4:36 PM, James Crutchfield wrote: On 4/9/08, Theo de Raadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sale of the items on that page do not fund the project. Sale of those items does not even cover the cost that Austin and I paid our artist to draw the pictures for those items. Just keep that in mind please. From time to time I have toyed with the idea of producing OpenBSD- related swag, and either donating it to the project outright or selling it myself with donation = revenue - cost. I'd have to use some outside vendor and face the same production costs that Theo and the project do (CafePress, anyone?). Is this something that can be handled in a decentralized manner, or do you prefer that everything be kept under the same roof as the CD/Poster/etc. sales? What would give the OpenBSD project the most benefit while populating our lives with more Puffy-branded merchandise? JC Crutchfield
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
I am completely uninterested in using cafepress for anything. This is not an advert for the company I work for but I can help out in creation of shop etc... I work for cafepress :) I can talk to our marketing department and arrange something. Let me know how I can help. pbhasin at cafepress dot com :) -Parvinder Bhasin On May 6, 2008, at 4:36 PM, James Crutchfield wrote: On 4/9/08, Theo de Raadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sale of the items on that page do not fund the project. Sale of those items does not even cover the cost that Austin and I paid our artist to draw the pictures for those items. Just keep that in mind please. From time to time I have toyed with the idea of producing OpenBSD- related swag, and either donating it to the project outright or selling it myself with donation = revenue - cost. I'd have to use some outside vendor and face the same production costs that Theo and the project do (CafePress, anyone?). Is this something that can be handled in a decentralized manner, or do you prefer that everything be kept under the same roof as the CD/Poster/etc. sales? What would give the OpenBSD project the most benefit while populating our lives with more Puffy-branded merchandise? JC Crutchfield
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
On 5/6/08, Parvinder Bhasin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not an advert for the company I work for but I can help out in creation of shop etc... I work for cafepress :) I can talk to our marketing department and arrange something. Let me know how I can help. pbhasin at cafepress dot com :) -Parvinder Bhasin Good to know that we have a mole in the organization. Even though Theo's less than enthused, if anything comes of it I'm sure that the project will still benefit. JC
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Kevin Wilcox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hannah Schroeter wrote: By weatherproof, I plan to stick it on my motorcycle luggage where it will be exposed to sun, rain, snow, ice and 120km/h+ winds. I wouldn't mind one for my bicycle. I was thinking of using the install packaged stickers and covering them with some clear vinyl.
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 11:51 AM, Theo de Raadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hannah Schroeter wrote: I read there (http://www.openbsd.org/art1.html): but do not make profit from them since our own T-shirt sales provide funding so that OpenBSD can continue to operate. Recently it was said on a mailing list, that T-shirt sales do *not* provide net funding, only donations and *CD* sales do. Which is true? I was a bit curious about that, too, but just figured it was a page left that still needed editing. I also have a question of my own related to Puffy and, rather than start a new thread, I'll go ahead and ask in this one since it's kind of on-topic. Before I have some weatherproof OpenBSD/Puffy stickers made up for my own personal use, does anyone know *off the top of your head* if there are already some out there, available for purchase, where proceeds find their way back to the project? I'd rather buy some knowing that some of the $$ is going to make its way back to OpenBSD than to spend the same amount and it all go to a corporate interest. By weatherproof, I plan to stick it on my motorcycle luggage where it will be exposed to sun, rain, snow, ice and 120km/h+ winds. Thanks! kmw Have you checked out https://kd85.com/notforsale.html there are a few stickers for cars that should serve your purpose. Sale of the items on that page do not fund the project. Sale of those items does not even cover the cost that Austin and I paid our artist to draw the pictures for those items. Just keep that in mind please. I didn't realize that the money from those sales don't fund the project, and I will keep that in mind. -- Mark Mathias
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
Hannah Schroeter wrote: I read there (http://www.openbsd.org/art1.html): but do not make profit from them since our own T-shirt sales provide funding so that OpenBSD can continue to operate. Recently it was said on a mailing list, that T-shirt sales do *not* provide net funding, only donations and *CD* sales do. Which is true? I was a bit curious about that, too, but just figured it was a page left that still needed editing. I also have a question of my own related to Puffy and, rather than start a new thread, I'll go ahead and ask in this one since it's kind of on-topic. Before I have some weatherproof OpenBSD/Puffy stickers made up for my own personal use, does anyone know *off the top of your head* if there are already some out there, available for purchase, where proceeds find their way back to the project? I'd rather buy some knowing that some of the $$ is going to make its way back to OpenBSD than to spend the same amount and it all go to a corporate interest. By weatherproof, I plan to stick it on my motorcycle luggage where it will be exposed to sun, rain, snow, ice and 120km/h+ winds. Thanks! kmw
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Kevin Wilcox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hannah Schroeter wrote: I read there (http://www.openbsd.org/art1.html): but do not make profit from them since our own T-shirt sales provide funding so that OpenBSD can continue to operate. Recently it was said on a mailing list, that T-shirt sales do *not* provide net funding, only donations and *CD* sales do. Which is true? I was a bit curious about that, too, but just figured it was a page left that still needed editing. I also have a question of my own related to Puffy and, rather than start a new thread, I'll go ahead and ask in this one since it's kind of on-topic. Before I have some weatherproof OpenBSD/Puffy stickers made up for my own personal use, does anyone know *off the top of your head* if there are already some out there, available for purchase, where proceeds find their way back to the project? I'd rather buy some knowing that some of the $$ is going to make its way back to OpenBSD than to spend the same amount and it all go to a corporate interest. By weatherproof, I plan to stick it on my motorcycle luggage where it will be exposed to sun, rain, snow, ice and 120km/h+ winds. Thanks! kmw Have you checked out https://kd85.com/notforsale.html there are a few stickers for cars that should serve your purpose. -- Mark Mathias
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
Hannah Schroeter wrote: I read there (http://www.openbsd.org/art1.html): but do not make profit from them since our own T-shirt sales provide funding so that OpenBSD can continue to operate. Recently it was said on a mailing list, that T-shirt sales do *not* provide net funding, only donations and *CD* sales do. Which is true? I was a bit curious about that, too, but just figured it was a page left that still needed editing. I also have a question of my own related to Puffy and, rather than start a new thread, I'll go ahead and ask in this one since it's kind of on-topic. Before I have some weatherproof OpenBSD/Puffy stickers made up for my own personal use, does anyone know *off the top of your head* if there are already some out there, available for purchase, where proceeds find their way back to the project? I'd rather buy some knowing that some of the $$ is going to make its way back to OpenBSD than to spend the same amount and it all go to a corporate interest. By weatherproof, I plan to stick it on my motorcycle luggage where it will be exposed to sun, rain, snow, ice and 120km/h+ winds. Thanks! kmw Have you checked out https://kd85.com/notforsale.html there are a few stickers for cars that should serve your purpose. Sale of the items on that page do not fund the project. Sale of those items does not even cover the cost that Austin and I paid our artist to draw the pictures for those items. Just keep that in mind please.
Re: Use of 'Puffy' Logo *and* weatherproof stickers?
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Kevin Wilcox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hannah Schroeter wrote: I read there (http://www.openbsd.org/art1.html): but do not make profit from them since our own T-shirt sales provide funding so that OpenBSD can continue to operate. Recently it was said on a mailing list, that T-shirt sales do *not* provide net funding, only donations and *CD* sales do. Which is true? I was a bit curious about that, too, but just figured it was a page left that still needed editing. I also have a question of my own related to Puffy and, rather than start a new thread, I'll go ahead and ask in this one since it's kind of on-topic. Before I have some weatherproof OpenBSD/Puffy stickers made up for my own personal use, does anyone know *off the top of your head* if there are already some out there, available for purchase, where proceeds find their way back to the project? I'd rather buy some knowing that some of the $$ is going to make its way back to OpenBSD than to spend the same amount and it all go to a corporate interest. By weatherproof, I plan to stick it on my motorcycle luggage where it will be exposed to sun, rain, snow, ice and 120km/h+ winds. Thanks! kmw Motocycle in snow and ice? And you're only concerned with having a weatherproof sticker? ;-)
