Warren Togami wrote:
Hey folks,
I wonder if this is a good or bad idea and would appreciate your input.
Typically at events like FUDCON, or regional Linux shows, we hand out
many free Fedora T-shirts. Why don't we instead sell the t-shirts at a
reasonable price (like $5-10) with all proceeds going to a selected
charitable organization like Creative Commons, Electronic Frontier
Foundation, or the FSF?
http://wtogami.livejournal.com/11118.html
We could also sell extremely popular, viral meme shirts like this for
$10-$15, with proceeds going to these same charities.
I think this is a good idea for two key reasons.
1) People who buy shirts are more likely to wear it, therefore more
effective at promoting Fedora than indiscriminately handing out shirts
to swag leeches.
2) Red Hat already loses money by giving away t-shirts. We could
instead leverage this for a good charitable purpose. This makes Fedora
look good as a supporter of greater community causes.
There are of course venues where selling shirts wouldn't work too well,
and we would give them away for free there. But at community oriented
events, this could work very well.
Thoughts?
Any ideas of other major charities that are in-line with the values of
the Fedora Project?
Warren Togami
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One potential area that would be a problem is Taxes, Some areas have
sales tax on clothing items, there is also the income tax issue. Just a
couple nuggets to chew on, if you are selling something for a profit or
not some one wants a chunk.
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