[fab] Idea:T-Shirts at Fedora Events...

[Robert 'Bob' Jensen]

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
> wtogami at redhat.com
> 
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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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