----- "Chris Tyler" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think that the shirts have a lot of value (but I can see that some > folks may end up with too many). I'm proud to wear the handful of > Fedora > shirts I have, they make me feel part of the community, and they are > great discussion-starters -- I think they are a cost-effective > promotion > and community-building tool. > > I like this idea a lot (thinking here in the context of a FUDcon). I > think most attendees would gladly lay down $10 or $20 for a shirt > (especially since the event itself is free), and folks with too many > shirts could opt-out. This could also allow folks who want pick up > extras for friends or family to do so. The proceeds could likely fund > the FUDpub. > > One other comment: it was suggested during the IRC meeting that > shirts > should not be dated (e.g., "Fedora" instead of "FUDcon Boston 2008"). > While I think this would make sense if we were using a very small > number > of shirts or had to deal with leftovers/waste, I don't think those > problems apply to our use of shirts, and there seems to be a hacker > tradition of taking pride in wearing proof of events you've attended > (how else do you explain the tattered OLS 2000 shirts proudly worn at > the Linux symposium?). > As I mentioned in another email, I don't see the value of handing out shirts to event attendees. If I was at an event and was handed a shirt for $OTHERDISTRO I would hand it back as I know I would rarely make use of it. I know others just take everything available if it is something they would use or not. Spend the money on those that will use the gift with pride. -- Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Robert 'Bob' Jensen || Fedora Unity Founder | | bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx || http://fedoraunity.org/ | | http://bjensen.fedorapeople.org/ | | http://blogs.fedoraunity.org/bobjensen | | http://www.facebook.com/rpjensen | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board