[Ambassadors] Fedora store

[Nuno Rodrigues]

I can help on the Portuguese language ;) .
Also I would like to collaborate in finding suppliers for the store.

Nuno Rodrigues

> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:18:35 +0200
> From: jukka at devspain.com
> To: ambassadors at lists.fedoraproject.org
> Subject: Re: [Ambassadors] Fedora store
> 
> 
> OK, I did not know about the store in Germany. That might be the place if:
> 
> 1) it would be multilingual, not just German (at least these are
> required in Europe to be successful:
> 
> English, Spanish, French, Italian...
> 
> ..and it would be an advantage to have:
> 
> Dutch, Portugese, Greek, Swedish (Norwegian/Danish), Finnish, Estonian,
> Polish....)
> 
> 
> 2) it allow people to see the products before registering in!!!!
> 
> Sorry, but for me it will never ever succeed if it requires an user
> account before you even see the products available!
> 
> --
> Jukka
> 
> 
> 
> On 22/09/14 14:58, Jiri Eischmann wrote:
> > Hi,
> > from what I've read Ruth has found out a way to use the current US cool
> > stuff store of Red Hat to sell Fedora branded stuff.
> > I don't think there has ever been a "let's build a great online store
> > solution which can sell and ship Fedora branded stuff to anyone in the
> > world easily" plan, so I wouldn't blame Ruth for not thinking it
> > through.
> > I suppose the plan is to start in the US and if it works and if there
> > are possible solutions in other parts of the world we can expand it
> > eventually.
> > BTW Red Hat has a cool stuff store in Europe, too:
> > https://redhat.verticasshop.de/
> > It might be one of the options.
> > 
> > Jiri
> >  
> > Jukka Palander píše v Po 22. 09. 2014 v 13:34 +0200:
> >> Hmmm.
> >>
> >> This sound something you haven't thought when starting this!
> >>
> >> In Europe, you just cannot start doing this without the permission
> >> (operating in Europe =having a store here).
> >>
> >> Whatever it is -charity (especially) or profit making store. You will
> >> need a "VAT" number and that requires some actions by European country
> >> to be able to operate!
> >>
> >> Also I refer the earlier post of Zoltan: "I just hope that I don't have
> >> to enjoy the EU tax if I have to order every time from US."
> >>
> >> It is something we must understand, that everything coming outside
> >> European Union are under inspection of import tax!
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jukka
> >>
> >>
> >> On 19/09/14 20:24, Ruth Suehle wrote:
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> Sure, one step at a time. Okay, I understand the Indie slide and
> >>>> charity concept is wrong for the Project, but would be possible to say
> >>>> to the peope that if you would like to support us - buy something from
> >>>> the store? With that - who purchase, gets the ordered stuff, and we
> >>>> can gain some money for eg. covering/reducing server/shop costs and
> >>>> any other infra costs? Maybe added 10 extra cent after every swag
> >>>> possible to make wonders?
> >>>
> >>> One of the challenges in having a store is that the Fedora Project cannot accept money. Everything will be offered at cost, which is also a win for the people buying it. We will be piggybacking on Red Hat's Cool Stuff Store, so the infrastructure costs of that are already covered. 
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