On Fri, Dec 1, 2017, at 02:50 AM, Rudy Baker wrote: > Alright guys, he gets it. I wouldn't want to have to read two obligatory > leaving letters in one week :) > > > On Dec 1, 2017 1:31 AM, "Eric Furman" <ericfur...@fastmail.net> wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2017, at 11:07 PM, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > > Currently the OpenBSD store has mugs, t-shirts, posters, and CDs. All of > > > those require more expense than stickers. Stickers are rather > inexpensive > > > to produce, can be sold for high markup, and cost very little to ship, > not > > > to mention are very popular, especially in the tech industry. > > > > > > It wouldn't require any new artwork or commissions. If you were to sell > > > Puffy stickers or OpenBSD Logo stickers I'm sure they'd be top-sellers. > > > > > > Case in point, UnixStickers.com charges $2.69 per sticker and that > doesn't > > > include shipping. > > > > Why should I do that? You only thought of yourself. > > > > What is in it for me? > > > > NOTHING. > > > > So why should I do this for you? > > > > If you think I should, and you repeatedly send mails saying so I can > > only conclude one thing: > > > > You have a self-entitlement issue. > > > > This *MIGHT* be a great idea, buuuuuuuuut... > WHO IS GOING TO DO IT? > I don't want Theo or any of the Devs wasting their time doing crap like > this > that might just turn out to be a wast of time. They should be coding. > People are always asking "What can I do to help the Project"? > What people can do is to DO something and not talk about it. > So, make a batch of stickers yourself and sell them on ebay. > Then you can see for yourself just how Big A Seller they can be. > I'm going to bet that it will turn out to take a lot more time and > effort than you think and that it will turn very little if any profit. > But hey, don't let me stop you. > Good luck.
You misunderstand. I am genuinely trying to give good advice. I wish him real Good Luck. I will freely admit, I am all talk and no action. My contributions to Obsd over the last 20 years are nothing more than monetary and hardware donations. But I will wager that is more than most of you F****** have done.
