[opensuse-project] Merchandise articles for openSUSE
Hi, find below a status update and backround info on what Robert and myself currently working. And let's start discussion about what to offer in a shop.openSUSE.org. I'd suggest to keep the sortiment at the beginning small. I'd suggest to start with a 3-5 branded items which could be: - a black t-shirt - a cap - a mug - sticker (provided shop offer that) - pin/button (provided shop offer that) Status: We plan to offer merchandise stuff to anybody interested in. As we are not professional in providing such stuff and have budget constraints we need a vendor doing that for us. The vendor needs to offer shipment to EMEA + NA and the best scenario would be world wide shipment. We found cafepress.com offering that, registered a openSUSE shop there (http://www.cafepress.com/openSUSE - filled currently with one sample product) and need to brand the shop and set up a first set of products offered there. We recently found spreadshirt.net offering a similar service but more feature rich for a shopkeeper and offered in different languages but currently they don't ship to NA. I asked them this week if they plan to ship to NA. So, we wait for an aswer by spreadshirt. If they will offer NA shipment as well we tend to start our shop there. Best Michael -- Michael Löffler, Product Management SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nuremberg SUSE LINUX Products GmbH - Nürnberg - AG Nürnberg - HRB 16746 - GF: Markus Rex --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2007-09-12 at 18:43 +0200, Michael Loeffler wrote:
I'd suggest to start with a 3-5 branded items which could be:
- a black t-shirt
- a cap
- a mug
- sticker (provided shop offer that)
- pin/button (provided shop offer that)
I got a cute penguin sitting on top of my monitor, which I got from SuSE time ago. It's labeled "open:source factory". - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFG6CdxtTMYHG2NR9URAsbuAKCPd66tmn9Dmy+VdTubDXIVACLgyACfZb39 zpCrH5+a1gmJ6bdj/ovAzKQ= =fqLy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Michael Loeffler wrote:
We plan to offer merchandise stuff to anybody interested in.
openSUSE est en train de mettre en place une boutique pour
I took the initiative to write to a french people very much involved in the task of spreading opensource software at low cost in France, Nat Makarewitch from ikarios he said that: (see below in french) in short and in english, he is interested in serving as french distributor of cheap materials, including DVD (official ones, preferably - the like I had for 10.2, that is live/install opensource), can spread in Europe and know somebody in NA I can work as bridge, but I think he understand english mailto:nat@ikarios.com he is very well known in France and very reliable see http://www.ikarios.com/ He is also owner of http://www.linux-france.org/ jdd Bonjour, proposer du
matériel publicitaire (T-shirts, autocollants...).
Est-ce que Ikarios serait intéressé pour la France?
Oui, c'est notre vocation :-)
il serait peut-être possible d'avoir aussi des dvd
En quelle quantité et dans quel délai? Pressés ou DVD-R?
The vendor needs to offer shipment to EMEA + NA
Ikarios ne propose qu'E (Europe) Pour NA j'ai un candidat potentiel -- http://www.dodin.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Den Wednesday 12 September 2007 18:43:05 skrev Michael Loeffler:
find below a status update and backround info on what Robert and myself currently working. And let's start discussion about what to offer in a shop.openSUSE.org. I'd suggest to keep the sortiment at the beginning small. I'd suggest to start with a 3-5 branded items which could be:
- a black t-shirt
- a cap
- a mug
- sticker (provided shop offer that)
"normal" sticker? or pc-sticker? or both?
- pin/button (provided shop offer that)
Some kind of stuffed geeko is more or less essential --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Martin Schlander wrote:
"normal" sticker? or pc-sticker? or both?
small sticker (size of the PC logos), that's one inch diameter max. last I had my daugther stole it for it's cellular phone. It's very cheap, can be set anywhere... we could alos use lot of stickers of medium size saying "N'utilisez pas de logiciel piraté, utilisez des logiciels libres (signé openSUSE)" I'm unsure of the translation of "piratés", may be: "Don't use cracked applications, use free software (signed openSUSE) I had time ago lots of sticker with only the first part (don't use craked applications), I spread them all over my high school... (the following was implied :-)) (couls also say "fight piracy... use openSUSE and free sofware") jdd -- http://www.dodin.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Martin Schlander wrote:
- pin/button (provided shop offer that)
Some kind of stuffed geeko is *extremely* essential
Fixed that for you. :P ~~ Andrew D. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
small. I'd suggest to start with a 3-5 branded items which could be:
my french contact (Nat) remember having sold Suse Tux, very appreciated :-) - t'was in 1999 :-)) jdd -- http://www.dodin.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Some kind of stuffed geeko is more or less essential
When I worked at SuSE (as it was at the time), we did two different sizes of Geeko - I have both sizes - photo of them both (with my Ximian Rupert monkey) at http://gallery.jamesthevicar.com/images/jpg/geekos.jpg I also have an old SuSE mug with the weird 3D design from the box of circa 5.2 on it - maybe we could do retro S.u.S.E/SuSE/SUSE merchandising :) -- James Ogley james@usr-local-bin.org http://usr-local-bin.org GNOME for openSUSE: http://software.opensuse.org/download/GNOME:/ Help end poverty: http://oxfam.org.uk/in --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Saturday 2007-09-15 at 16:47 +0100, James Ogley wrote:
I also have an old SuSE mug with the weird 3D design from the box of circa 5.2 on it - maybe we could do retro S.u.S.E/SuSE/SUSE merchandising :)
X'-) Yes! - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQFG7H1etTMYHG2NR9URAgSUAJ9NA0yXxxS8rm60OVaEKYP1yiHeswCeNXf8 e3a83//cQy9lM8HaZVyvv1k= =MVix -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
On Saturday 15 September 2007 07:48:29 pm Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Saturday 2007-09-15 at 16:47 +0100, James Ogley wrote:
I also have an old SuSE mug with the weird 3D design from the box of circa 5.2 on it - maybe we could do retro S.u.S.E/SuSE/SUSE merchandising :)
X'-)
Yes!
+1 Old trademark would be one of my target, but it should be dominant. Itty bitty cameleon without some humorous message would not cut for the money on a sample. -- Regards, Rajko. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Hi, В сообщении от Wednesday 12 September 2007 20:43:05 Michael Loeffler написал(а):
Hi,
find below a status update and backround info on what Robert and myself currently working. And let's start discussion about what to offer in a shop.openSUSE.org. I'd suggest to keep the sortiment at the beginning small. I'd suggest to start with a 3-5 branded items which could be:
- a black t-shirt
- a cap
- a mug
- sticker (provided shop offer that)
- pin/button (provided shop offer that)
A plush geeko is vital, really. I personally prefer one from the above link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keylime/13516584/ -- Regards, Nikolay Derkach --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 08:14:30PM +0400, Nikolay Derkach wrote:
A plush geeko is vital, really. I personally prefer one from the above link:
Hehe, I was the one giving those geekos out at linux fest north west :) you'd be surprised just how many people coming through had "daughters who would love one"... :D If we had some way to buy those things online, I think people'd jump at the chance.
I want 1 tooo!!! :-) Gfs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Arnold" <seth.arnold@suse.de> To: <opensuse-project@opensuse.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:58 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse-project] Merchandise articles for openSUSE
On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 08:14:30PM +0400, Nikolay Derkach wrote:
A plush geeko is vital, really. I personally prefer one from the above link:
Hehe, I was the one giving those geekos out at linux fest north west :) you'd be surprised just how many people coming through had "daughters who would love one"... :D
If we had some way to buy those things online, I think people'd jump at the chance.
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On Wednesday 12 September 2007 11:43:05 am Michael Loeffler wrote:
Hi,
find below a status update and backround info on what Robert and myself currently working. And let's start discussion about what to offer in a shop.openSUSE.org. I'd suggest to keep the sortiment at the beginning small. I'd suggest to start with a 3-5 branded items which could be:
- a black t-shirt
- a cap
- a mug
- sticker (provided shop offer that)
- pin/button (provided shop offer that)
Status: We plan to offer merchandise stuff to anybody interested in. As we are not professionals in providing such stuff and have budget constraints we need a vendor doing that for us. The vendor needs to offer shipment to EMEA + NA be world wide shipment. We found cafepress.com offering that, registered a openSUSE shop there (http://www.cafepress.com/openSUSE - filled currently with one sample product) and need to brand the shop and set up a first set of products offered there.
Shipping overseas is not cheap. The price on sample coffee cup is already high, adding shipping will make it even worse.
We recently found spreadshirt.net offering a similar service but more feature rich for a shopkeeper and offered in different languages but currently they don't ship to NA. I asked them this week if they plan to ship to NA. So, we wait for an aswer by spreadshirt. If they will offer NA shipment as well we tend to start our shop there.
I guess that they are looking for partner(s) overseas. They probably need some time to get offer(s). BTW, the sample coffee cup design is too simple, some funny quote can make it look much better. I would call guys that read this list to give a hand and add some quotes to http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:My_motto that can be used on merchandise. -- Regards, Rajko. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
Rajko M. wrote:
Shipping overseas is not cheap.
I proposed to them a vendor for europe, may be NA. BUT for many objects, it's possible to make them locally from a pattern so a partial solution should be to show artworks fitted for some sorts of objects mugs, T-shirts can be printed, stickers also for cd/dvd it's already mor difficult, but at least lightscribe patterns should be available and printed ones jdd -- http://www.dodin.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org
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Rajko M. -
Seth Arnold