What would a Fedora Store sell?

[Máirín Duffy]

Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up with, no 
idea is too crazy:

- professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to. 
Comes with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number / 
arch /etc.

- professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in space.

- women's-sized and styled tshirts :)

- at least 5 or 6 different tshirts that are stylish, not just a logo 
and a slogan but something your non-geek friends would actually think 
looked cool even if they didn't understand what Fedora was. They would 
pave the way for folks to ask what it is and for you to spread the good 
word :)

- case stickers

- sticker sized for laptop

- laptop skins

- posters... stylish cool designs... stuff that folks can hang up in 
their cubes or at their school

- this one's a bit out there and would take some work but - what if as a 
Fedora 10 '10 version anniversary' thing we put together a nice book 
that ran through each release of Fedora with some information about the 
major features and nice screenshots and artwork for each? E.g. if you 
bought the special edition of the Final Fantasy 12 game :) It comes with 
a retrospective of all the games before 12 with a little summary of the 
plot and screenshots... I'm thinking something like that but in book form.

- along similar lines, maybe a DVD of the videos that have been recorded 
of talks at various FUDcons

- tie clasp, cufflinks, pin - something that can be worn more formally

- tie!!

- winter scarf and matching hat with a bright blue pompom!!

~m

[Clint Savage]

Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no
>  idea is too crazy:
>  
>  - professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to.
>  Comes with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number /
>  arch /etc.
>  
>  - professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in space. 
Prepressed Live CDs are very important.  Mass production could yield us a lower cost so we
can give
them out.  Whenever I run an installfest, I clear easy 20-30 LiveCDs.  Having the ability
to obtain
a few hundreds pressed CDs would help us get people more interested.
>  
>  - at least 5 or 6 different tshirts that are stylish, not just a logo
>  and a slogan but something your non-geek friends would actually think
>  looked cool even if they didn't understand what Fedora was. They would
>  pave the way for folks to ask what it is and for you to spread the good
>  word :) 
Polos would be good.

Cheers,

-- 
Clint Savage

Founder
Utah Open Source | Utah Open Source Conference
http://utos.org | http://utosc.org

[David Nielsen]

man, 12 11 2007 kl. 17:10 -0700, skrev Clint Savage:
>  Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  > Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up with, no
>  > idea is too crazy:
>  > 
>  > - professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to.
>  > Comes with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number /
>  > arch /etc.
>  > 
>  > - professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in space.
>  
>  Prepressed Live CDs are very important.  Mass production could yield us a lower cost so
> we can give
>  them out.  Whenever I run an installfest, I clear easy 20-30 LiveCDs.  Having the ability
> to obtain
>  a few hundreds pressed CDs would help us get people more interested.
>  > 
>  > - at least 5 or 6 different tshirts that are stylish, not just a logo
>  > and a slogan but something your non-geek friends would actually think
>  > looked cool even if they didn't understand what Fedora was. They would
>  > pave the way for folks to ask what it is and for you to spread the good
>  > word :)
>  
>  Polos would be good. 
But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one option to
get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes.
Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu sold a
nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
- could we get something like that?

Something that promotes Fedora and is stylish yet discrete enough to
wear at work.

- David

[simon]

Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 10:33:34 schrieb David Nielsen:
>  man, 12 11 2007 kl. 17:10 -0700, skrev Clint Savage:
>  > Polos would be good.
>  But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one option to
>  get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes.
>  Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu sold a
>  nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
>  - could we get something like that? 
I agree, thats why the most European Ambassadors wear high quality Fedora 
Polos with stitched Logos on events - maybe we can reuse the idea and colors 
and maybe Stitchcards  in a more generic Polo.
Some examples for polos that we have produced for FOSDEM and Linuxtag 2007.
http://jsimon.fedorapeople.org/lt07/page002.html

Cheers

-- 
Jörg Simon
jsimon(a)fedoraproject.org
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JoergSimon
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[David Nielsen]

tir, 13 11 2007 kl. 10:38 +0100, skrev JoergSimon:
>  Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 10:33:34 schrieb David Nielsen:
>  > man, 12 11 2007 kl. 17:10 -0700, skrev Clint Savage:
>  > > Polos would be good.
>  > But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one option to
>  > get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes.
>  > Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu sold a
>  > nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
>  > - could we get something like that?
>  
>  I agree, thats why the most European Ambassadors wear high quality Fedora 
>  Polos with stitched Logos on events - maybe we can reuse the idea and colors 
>  and maybe Stitchcards  in a more generic Polo.
>  Some examples for polos that we have produced for FOSDEM and Linuxtag 2007.
>  http://jsimon.fedorapeople.org/lt07/page002.html 
Oh that looks good, I'd love one for when I go out promoting Fedora -
any chance you would share information on where acquire one?

- David

[simon]

Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 10:50:28 schrieb David Nielsen:

>  Oh that looks good, I'd love one for when I go out promoting
> Fedora -
>  any chance you would share information on where acquire one? 
We produced this Polos for Ambassadors, so till we have generic Polos and a 
Shop, you should be a Ambassador - i know you are ;) 
The best way is to visit a FAD or FUDCON where many Ambassadors come together, 
then the chance is high that we produce some more for lower costs - For sure 
FOSDEM2008 and Linuxtag2008.
If you need them for your local event and need them before, contact me or 
Gerold. To produce them you should need at least 5 Polos - and i need the 
money before i give the order to produce them - this is neccessary because 
the last time i ordered them for another Ambassador he payed little more then 
a half of the bill. 

I think there must be a way to provide such Polos without Ambassador stitch - 
but i will wait to contact the vendor till the first SIG Meeting - with this 
topic.

Not sure - someone proposed balloons? 


CU


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[Gerold]

>  Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 10:50:28 schrieb David Nielsen:
>  Not sure - someone proposed balloons? 
^^
Do you mean the same shown in the theme of F7 *bg*

ok, just kidding :-)

[Jeroen van Meeuwen]

Gerold wrote:
> > Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 10:50:28 schrieb David Nielsen:
> > Not sure - someone proposed balloons?
>  ^^
>  Do you mean the same shown in the theme of F7 *bg*
>  
>  ok, just kidding :-)
>   
Seriously though that would be a hell of a marketing stunt.

I can't wait to see the real life Fedora 8 promo materials ;-)

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip

[John Babich]

+1 on the quality polo shirts, similar to the European ambassador ones.

Best Regards,

John Babich
Volunteer, Fedora Project

[Gerold]

imho we need two kind of "groups" of articles ...

first
-----
mass production like stickers, banners, posters a.s.o.

second (more important)
------
quality stuff
e.g. stiched Polos in a quality which you can use for years, by daily wear
;-)
special and exclusive things e.g. the slider (maybe the same as RH Store)
or blue Shoes *bg* another idea which FabianAffolter and we are working on
(also topic at the EMEA FAD in two weeks) is a "membership" with a special
value ...

Regards

gerold

>  man, 12 11 2007 kl. 17:10 -0700, skrev Clint Savage:
> > Máirín Duffy wrote:
> > > Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up with, no
> > > idea is too crazy:
> > >
> > > - professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to.
> > > Comes with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number /
> > > arch /etc.
> > >
> > > - professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in
> > space.
> >
> > Prepressed Live CDs are very important.  Mass production could yield us
> > a lower cost so we can give
> > them out.  Whenever I run an installfest, I clear easy 20-30 LiveCDs.
> > Having the ability to obtain
> > a few hundreds pressed CDs would help us get people more interested.
> > >
> > > - at least 5 or 6 different tshirts that are stylish, not just a logo
> > > and a slogan but something your non-geek friends would actually think
> > > looked cool even if they didn't understand what Fedora was. They would
> > > pave the way for folks to ask what it is and for you to spread the
> > good
> > > word :)
> >
> > Polos would be good.
>
>  But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one option to
>  get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes.
>  Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu sold a
>  nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
>  - could we get something like that?
>
>  Something that promotes Fedora and is stylish yet discrete enough to
>  wear at work.
>
>  - David
>  --
>  Fedora-marketing-list mailing list
>  Fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list

[Jeroen van Meeuwen]

David Nielsen wrote:
>  But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one
> option to
>  get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes. 
/me has bad experiences with Cafe Press T-Shirts as well

>  Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu
> sold a
>  nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
>  - could we get something like that?
>  
>  Something that promotes Fedora and is stylish yet discrete enough to
>  wear at work.
>   
The Fedora Ambassador Polos (in Fedora Blue) we have from LinuxTag 2007 
are of great quality. They stand out between the other (often) white 
T-Shirts, and they're discrete enough to wear at work (I've not had 
complaints yet ;p).

Just an example.

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip

[Duarte Diogo]

Ter, 2007-11-13 às 10:33 +0100, David Nielsen escreveu:
>  man, 12 11 2007 kl. 17:10 -0700, skrev Clint Savage:
>  But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one option to
>  get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes.
>  Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu sold a
>  nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
>  - could we get something like that?
>  
>  Something that promotes Fedora and is stylish yet discrete enough to
>  wear at work.
>  
>  - David 
Regarding the clothes, we need something global, not only in the EMEA or
in the USA. If I buy something in USA, I pay a lot of money due to a
import costs to Portugal (and also a lot of paper work).

I think that http://www.spreadshirt.net/en/ is a good solution, because
they have a lot of offices in Europe and also in USA. I don't know the
quality of the clothes, but for sure we have a German ambassador around,
knowing the company and the products.

It's also possible to open a shop with the spreadshirt frontend or place
bulk orders http://www.deutsche-druckservice.de/prices.141.0.html

______________________________________________________________
//DD
http://link.homelinux.net

[simon]

Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 20:26:29 schrieb Duarte Diogo:

>  I think that http://www.spreadshirt.net/en/ is a good solution,
> because
>  they have a lot of offices in Europe and also in USA. I don't know the
>  quality of the clothes, but for sure we have a German ambassador around,
>  knowing the company and the products.
>  It's also possible to open a shop with the spreadshirt frontend or place
>  bulk orders http://www.deutsche-druckservice.de/prices.141.0.html 
If Spreadshirt can provide all SWAG what we want - why not!

The french Team has already a spreadshirt shop - as i remember!

http://fedora-fr.spreadshirt.net

cheers Joerg


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[Thomas Canniot]

Le Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:33:48 +0100,
JoergSimon <simon(a)simline.de&gt; a écrit :

>  Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 20:26:29 schrieb Duarte Diogo:
>   
 
>  The french Team has already a spreadshirt shop - as i remember!
>  
>  http://fedora-fr.spreadshirt.net
>   
You remember well, and we are to open it within few weeks for now.

I could bring you the bear, the neck-thing and the mug I ordered from
them to test the quality.

Too bad, but on thsirt, you can see it is a transfer thing (a piece of
special paper you have stuck on the clothes with an iron).

Thomas

[Johan Cwiklinski]

Thomas Canniot a écrit :
>  Le Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:33:48 +0100,
>  JoergSimon <simon(a)simline.de&gt; a écrit :
>
>    
> > Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 20:26:29 schrieb Duarte Diogo:
> >
> >     
>   
>    
> > The french Team has already a spreadshirt shop - as i remember!
> >
> > http://fedora-fr.spreadshirt.net
> >
> >     
>
>  You remember well, and we are to open it within few weeks for now.
>
>  I could bring you the bear, the neck-thing and the mug I ordered from
>  them to test the quality.
>
>  Too bad, but on thsirt, you can see it is a transfer thing (a piece of
>  special paper you have stuck on the clothes with an iron).
>
>  Thomas
>     
Hi,

Spreadshirt can use another method they call "flexo" to print from an
illustrator (or like) file.

French team has tried to provide a such file, but there were too many
vectors (as they said) and our 'graphist' cannot reduce them.

Flexo method quality is much more better, but is also more expensive.

Just a few precisions, regards,
Johan

[Thomas Canniot]

Le Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:33:48 +0100,
JoergSimon <simon(a)simline.de&gt; a écrit :

>  Am Dienstag, 13. November 2007 20:26:29 schrieb Duarte Diogo:
>  
>  > I think that http://www.spreadshirt.net/en/ is a good solution,
>  > because they have a lot of offices in Europe and also in USA. I
>  > don't know the quality of the clothes, but for sure we have a
>  > German ambassador around, knowing the company and the products.
>  > It's also possible to open a shop with the spreadshirt frontend or
>  > place bulk orders
>  > http://www.deutsche-druckservice.de/prices.141.0.html
>  
>  If Spreadshirt can provide all SWAG what we want - why not!
>   
But no, they can't. Their offer is quite huge but limited at the same
time. (umbrellas, clocks, strings...)

Thomas

[David Nielsen]

tir, 13 11 2007 kl. 19:26 +0000, skrev Duarte Diogo:
>  Ter, 2007-11-13 às 10:33 +0100, David Nielsen escreveu:
>  > man, 12 11 2007 kl. 17:10 -0700, skrev Clint Savage:
>  > But please none of the cafeexpress shit, I'd like at least one option to
>  > get a polo or t-shirt that matched the quality of the OS it promotes.
>  > Cafeexpress' print are horrible, they degrade fast, I saw Ubuntu sold a
>  > nice polo with an embroided logo, that was both high quality and stylish
>  > - could we get something like that?
>  > 
>  > Something that promotes Fedora and is stylish yet discrete enough to
>  > wear at work.
>  > 
>  > - David
>  
>  Regarding the clothes, we need something global, not only in the EMEA or
>  in the USA. If I buy something in USA, I pay a lot of money due to a
>  import costs to Portugal (and also a lot of paper work).
>  
>  I think that http://www.spreadshirt.net/en/ is a good solution, because
>  they have a lot of offices in Europe and also in USA. I don't know the
>  quality of the clothes, but for sure we have a German ambassador around,
>  knowing the company and the products.
>  
>  It's also possible to open a shop with the spreadshirt frontend or place
>  bulk orders http://www.deutsche-druckservice.de/prices.141.0.html 
Absolutely, I'm in Denmark and I hate paying customs not to mention
shipping for swag.

[CyberSpy]

Swag needed by/for Ambassadors (like a pre-made Ambassador Kit that
can be broken down and kept in a car, etc).

CyberSpy/Lee Joseph
Fedora Ambassador - North Carolina/East Coast USA

[inode0]

On Nov 12, 2007 6:03 PM, Máirín Duffy <duffy(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no
>  idea is too crazy: 
- pencils and pens are always good, especially space pens ... Fedora
pens should work at high altitude
- my inner hippie self wants bandannas
- playing cards? poker chips? Take a chance on Fedora?
- tags are good: dogtags, luggage tags, any tags
- an infinity logo replacement 8-ball
- fluffy winter socks to go with the stocking cap
- table saw ... Fedora is cutting edge ... maybe something smaller
- lanyard, Fedora advertising vehicle while at any conference or when
dangling work credentials

John

[Lisa Hoover]

Notepads

notepad holders

memo cubes (like these:
http://www.paperdirect.com/Mini+Memo+Cube+Rising+Star/item_no=MC013/cid=1...)

sticky notes

magnets

car decals (small, tasteful)

bumper stickers (large, tasteful :-)

notecards to send thank you notes to industry people and/or the media

something verging on school supplies because I know that my kids love
"logo" stuff that relates to the things they're interested in (NFL
teams, iPods, etc)

Lisa





On 11/12/07, Máirín Duffy <duffy(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no
>  idea is too crazy:
>
>  - professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to.
>  Comes with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number /
>  arch /etc.
>
>  - professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in space.
>
>  - women's-sized and styled tshirts :)
>
>  - at least 5 or 6 different tshirts that are stylish, not just a logo
>  and a slogan but something your non-geek friends would actually think
>  looked cool even if they didn't understand what Fedora was. They would
>  pave the way for folks to ask what it is and for you to spread the good
>  word :)
>
>  - case stickers
>
>  - sticker sized for laptop
>
>  - laptop skins
>
>  - posters... stylish cool designs... stuff that folks can hang up in
>  their cubes or at their school
>
>  - this one's a bit out there and would take some work but - what if as a
>  Fedora 10 '10 version anniversary' thing we put together a nice book
>  that ran through each release of Fedora with some information about the
>  major features and nice screenshots and artwork for each? E.g. if you
>  bought the special edition of the Final Fantasy 12 game :) It comes with
>  a retrospective of all the games before 12 with a little summary of the
>  plot and screenshots... I'm thinking something like that but in book form.
>
>  - along similar lines, maybe a DVD of the videos that have been recorded
>  of talks at various FUDcons
>
>  - tie clasp, cufflinks, pin - something that can be worn more formally
>
>  - tie!!
>
>  - winter scarf and matching hat with a bright blue pompom!!
>
>  ~m
>
>  --
>  Fedora-marketing-list mailing list
>  Fedora-marketing-list(a)redhat.com
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list
>

[Michael Beckwith]

For now, I'll quote myself from last month when I suggested some, but 
I'll keep with just the better ones, as well as add to it.

coffee and travel mugs
Fleece jackets
Beanie hat
messenger/tote bags
pin buttons
patches for jackets and whatnot.
keychain
handheld teddy bears with fedora shirts
calendars
fridge magnets
personal journals or daily planners
engraved flash drives
stress balls
bottle opener

[Fabian Affolter]

Michael Beckwith wrote:
>  For now, I'll quote myself from last month when I suggested some,
> but
>  I'll keep with just the better ones, as well as add to it.
>  
>  coffee and travel mugs
>  Fleece jackets
>  Beanie hat
>  messenger/tote bags
>  pin buttons
>  patches for jackets and whatnot.
>  keychain
>  handheld teddy bears with fedora shirts
>  calendars
>  fridge magnets
>  personal journals or daily planners
>  engraved flash drives
>  stress balls
>  bottle opener
>   
A good start to see how merchandising stuff can look like is the Red Hat
Cool Stuff Store [1].  IMHO There are some very "cool" things with a
good price.  Example, Fedora 7 DVD for 0,90 EUR.  This is cheaper than
some other online vendors.

Regards,

Fabian

[1] https://www.redhat-coolstuff-store.com/index.php?o=516

[Michael Beckwith]

Definitely some stuff on there that I'd consider ordering, like a fedora 
business card holder, among other things

Fabian Affolter wrote:
>  Michael Beckwith wrote:
>    
> > For now, I'll quote myself from last month when I suggested some, but
> > I'll keep with just the better ones, as well as add to it.
> >
> > coffee and travel mugs
> > Fleece jackets
> > Beanie hat
> > messenger/tote bags
> > pin buttons
> > patches for jackets and whatnot.
> > keychain
> > handheld teddy bears with fedora shirts
> > calendars
> > fridge magnets
> > personal journals or daily planners
> > engraved flash drives
> > stress balls
> > bottle opener
> >
> >     
>
>  A good start to see how merchandising stuff can look like is the Red Hat
>  Cool Stuff Store [1].  IMHO There are some very "cool" things with a
>  good price.  Example, Fedora 7 DVD for 0,90 EUR.  This is cheaper than
>  some other online vendors.
>
>  Regards,
>
>  Fabian
>
>  [1] https://www.redhat-coolstuff-store.com/index.php?o=516
>
>     

-- 
~Michael
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http://michaelbox.net (eventually)

[Rahul Sundaram]

Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no 
>  idea is too crazy:
>   
USB flash with Fedora preloaded

Fedora subscription - Get new releases of Fedora for any given time 
period with some swag, books etc thrown in.

Support? ;-)

Rahul

[H. Guémar]

+1 Ambassador Kit
* Fedora books
* baby clothes. Fedora babies are way cuter than others !
* Fedora pendentive or cheap jewelry.
* local store ie: EMEA) to avoid expensive mailing fees. ;-)

[Benjamin Lewis]

On Tuesday 13 November 2007 12:03:06 am Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no
>  idea is too crazy:
>  
If Laith Juwaidah (ljuwaidah(a)gmail.com) dosn't mind, some of these 
fake 'Certificates of Authenticity'. Based on that Ubuntu one that was 
featured on Digg a while back...

I'm thinking printed on labels, about the same size as the M$ ones :)

-- 

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Fedora Ambassador
ben.lewis(a)benl.co.uk

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[Nicu Buculei]

Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no 
>  idea is too crazy: 
I think nobody mentioned yet mouse pads. Not only classic, rectangular 
pads, we can have one shaped like the infinity bubble.

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Open Clip Art Library: http://www.openclipart.org
my Fedora stuff: http://fedora.nicubunu.ro

[Jeroen van Meeuwen]

Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no 
>  idea is too crazy:
>   
An official Fedora (Hat). I've been looking for these.

Out-of-jail-Free Cards ;-)

Kind regards,

Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Jeroen van Meeuwen wrote:

>  Out-of-jail-Free Cards ;-) 
LOL!  For those particularly rough FUDCons?

--g

-- 
Greg DeKoenigsberg
Community Development Manager
Red Hat, Inc. :: 1-919-754-4255
"To whomsoever much hath been given...
...from him much shall be asked"

[CyberSpy]

I didn't see this listed, but, a nice Fedora Laptop Bag, standard
style and backpack style. I think that a laptop bag with the Infinity
logo on it would be nice. I know I'd buy one, the one I have now is
just a a simple black bag that came with my Dell and has the Infinity
logo airbrushed on it, but the colors are starting to fade away/bleed.

CyberSpy/Lee Joseph
Fedora Ambassador - North Carolina/East Coast USA

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Máirín Duffy wrote:

>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no idea 
>  is too crazy:
>
>  - professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to. Comes 
>  with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number / arch /etc.
>
>  - professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in space. 
Fedora-branded USB keys, preloaded with Fedora.

--g

-- 
Greg DeKoenigsberg
Community Development Manager
Red Hat, Inc. :: 1-919-754-4255
"To whomsoever much hath been given...
...from him much shall be asked"

[Gerold]

>  On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Máirín Duffy wrote:
>
> > Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up with, no
> > idea
> > is too crazy:
>  Fedora-branded USB keys, preloaded with Fedora. 
^^
+5

[inode0]

On Nov 13, 2007 8:57 AM, Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  On Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Máirín Duffy wrote:
>
>  > Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up with, no idea
>  > is too crazy:
>  >
>  > - professionally-printed blank DVDs/CDs you can use to burn Fedora to. Comes
>  > with a nice blank space for you to write in the version number / arch /etc.
>  >
>  > - professionally-printed DVD/CD labels again with the blank write-in space.
>
>  Fedora-branded USB keys, preloaded with Fedora. 
This is a great idea. Definitely Fedora-branded preloaded USB keys.

John

3"x3" fedora bubble Stickers


Ben

[Michael Beckwith]

I decided to make it easy for people to see everything that has been 
proposed so far, by putting the items up on the wiki:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Store

Although I admit I didn't heavily proofread it so if you see any double 
entries, feel free to remove one of them. Hope this helps everyone.

[Christopher Aillon]

Máirín Duffy wrote:
>  Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up
> with, no 
>  idea is too crazy: 

A Fedora laptop-friendly backpack please.  I have an ugly yellow one 
that is super awesome: really sturdy, has a slot for headphones, 2 slots 
for water, and many pouches and stuff for holding varying items.  The 
only problem is that it has 5 other corporate sponsors on them.  While I 
like the sponsors, I'd much prefer to pimp Fedora instead.

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Christopher Aillon wrote:

>  Máirín Duffy wrote:
> > Some ideas, let's brainstorm like mad and see what we come up with, no idea 
> > is too crazy:
>
>
>  A Fedora laptop-friendly backpack please.  I have an ugly yellow one that is 
>  super awesome: really sturdy, has a slot for headphones, 2 slots for water, 
>  and many pouches and stuff for holding varying items.  The only problem is 
>  that it has 5 other corporate sponsors on them.  While I like the sponsors, 
>  I'd much prefer to pimp Fedora instead. 
Oooh!  Oooh!  Yes please!  My backpack has finally expired after 15 years 
of hard use -- I'd love for my next one to be Fedora!

--g

-- 
Greg DeKoenigsberg
Community Development Manager
Red Hat, Inc. :: 1-919-754-4255
"To whomsoever much hath been given...
...from him much shall be asked"

[Jef Spaleta]

Fedora branded things I would consider buying.

1) US postage stamps with the fedora logo and web address.
Grass-roots brand dissemination.
You'll pay a premium for the custom postage, but its a completely
untapped vector for getting the fedora project name out into the
general computer using population.

2) computer stickers.. like the certified fedora barcode thing Nicu has made up

3a) Fedora Force action figures with Carpal Tunnel Grip (tm)  including:
      Thorsten Leemhuis ,Seth Vidal, Jeremy Katz, Chitlesh Goorah, and
many more!
Go Joe!.. err I mean Go Fedora!

 3b)  Or a deck of Fedora Community themed cards that I can use with
the University Fighting System, similar to the Penny Arcade(tm) card
game decks which I may or may not own already.
You could release a deck for each Fedora release. F7 users could
'fight' F8 users using the card game system.  If we are really really
clever, we'll have a high level meeting with Ubuntu and get them to
produce a similar 'fighting' card deck. So Fedora users can 'fight'
Ubuntu users once each person both purchased the corresponding deck of
cards.

Note: NOT a collectable card game. Though I would imagine that we
could easily turn the package submission/review process we have right
now into a fantastic collectible card game with a depth and complexity
that rivals any current collectible card game system on the market
today.

4) Fedora release themed/shaped USB key with Fedora pre-installed.
Used as a live install have it  pre-configured to sync with an online
service like Seth has toyed with in his blog. Or use it as install
media for your friends.  How frelling cool would it be to have a
werewolf shaped usb dongle that you could 'bite' other computers with
and turn them into another werewolf.  Like I don't know.. all the
computers as Sam's Club that I walk past when I go shopping.. la la
la.

5) Fedora themed knit cap.  Baseball hats are cool and all...if you
are partying in a frat. But I need something warmish. And since I seem
to lose a hat a year... I'd end up being a repeat customer.

6) Fedora sleepy pants.

-jef

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Jeff Spaleta wrote:

>  3b)  Or a deck of Fedora Community themed cards that I can use with
>  the University Fighting System, similar to the Penny Arcade(tm) card
>  game decks which I may or may not own already.
>  You could release a deck for each Fedora release. F7 users could
>  'fight' F8 users using the card game system.  If we are really really
>  clever, we'll have a high level meeting with Ubuntu and get them to
>  produce a similar 'fighting' card deck. So Fedora users can 'fight'
>  Ubuntu users once each person both purchased the corresponding deck of
>  cards.
>
>  Note: NOT a collectable card game. Though I would imagine that we
>  could easily turn the package submission/review process we have right
>  now into a fantastic collectible card game with a depth and complexity
>  that rivals any current collectible card game system on the market
>  today. 
I have wanted to do this for *years*!

>  4) Fedora release themed/shaped USB key with Fedora pre-installed.
> Used 
>  as a live install have it pre-configured to sync with an online service 
>  like Seth has toyed with in his blog. Or use it as install media for 
>  your friends.  How frelling cool would it be to have a werewolf shaped 
>  usb dongle that you could 'bite' other computers with and turn them into 
>  another werewolf.  Like I don't know.. all the computers as Sam's Club 
>  that I walk past when I go shopping.. la la la. 
+1.

--g

-- 
Greg DeKoenigsberg
Community Development Manager
Red Hat, Inc. :: 1-919-754-4255
"To whomsoever much hath been given...
...from him much shall be asked"

[Jef Spaleta]

On Nov 14, 2007 10:29 AM, Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  I have wanted to do this for *years*! 
So what's stopped you? Contact the people who control the UFS
trademarks and start wheeling and dealing concerning the production of
a Fedora deck.

-jef

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Jeff Spaleta wrote:

>  On Nov 14, 2007 10:29 AM, Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk(a)redhat.com&gt;
> wrote:
> > I have wanted to do this for *years*!
>
>  So what's stopped you? 
The time to figure out everyone's powers.  :)

--g

>  Contact the people who control the UFS trademarks and start wheeling
> and 
>  dealing concerning the production of a Fedora deck.
>
>  -jef
>
>  
-- 
Greg DeKoenigsberg
Community Development Manager
Red Hat, Inc. :: 1-919-754-4255
"To whomsoever much hath been given...
...from him much shall be asked"

[Jef Spaleta]

On Nov 14, 2007 11:09 AM, Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  The time to figure out everyone's powers.  :) 
Oh i think you'd get community help with the implementation specifics.
 The thing you can do is have the necessary discussion concerning
trademark and production issues if you were going to attempt to be
part of the UFS.  Like  the UFS people might actually have guidance
for deck construction once you knew if you could actually do the
necessary handshaking to start the process.

-jef

[Max Spevack]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Jeff Spaleta wrote:

>  On Nov 14, 2007 10:29 AM, Greg DeKoenigsberg <gdk(a)redhat.com&gt;
> wrote:
> > I have wanted to do this for *years*!
>
>  So what's stopped you? Contact the people who control the UFS 
>  trademarks and start wheeling and dealing concerning the production of 
>  a Fedora deck. 
I always wanted to be a Magic the Gathering card.

--Max

[Jef Spaleta]

On Nov 14, 2007 11:16 AM, Max Spevack <mspevack(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
>  I always wanted to be a Magic the Gathering card. 
Get with the times... all the cool kids want to be an eye of judgment
card now. You are OLD.

-jef