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Date:      Mon, 17 Mar 1997 22:13:41 -0400 (AST)
From:      The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
To:        Intuitive Design Archive <archive@in-design.com>
Cc:        "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Bumper Stickers
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970317221229.215v-100000@thelab.hub.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970317201259.15120B-100000@nero.in-design.com>

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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Intuitive Design Archive wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Intuitive Design Archive wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Paul T. Root wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hey,
> > > > 	A Linux guy just came by and stuck a Linux bumper sticker
> > > > on my cube wall. Is there such a beast for FreeBSD. 
> > > > It'd look good plastered over the Linux sticker.
> > > > 
> > > > Paul.
> > > > 
> > > 	Hmm, I can prob make these cheap.  If people are really interested, 
> > > let me know.  I would have to sell them, but probebly for a couple of 
> > > bucks...  --> price of production...
> > >
> > 	Just curious...but why is everyone so afraid of the concept of
> > making money off of FreeBSD?  I don't know about WC, but why don't you
> > do something whereby you make a profit off of selling them and donate a
> > percentage of all profits to FreeBSD *shrug*
> 
> 	Well it is because I feel that I owe the users/programmers of 
> freebsd something back.  Since I am not a Supreme Unix Guru, yet; I 
> cannot contribute to the source code.  I do graphics, and I am ok at that 
> (I like to think).  And yes if I would make profit on them I would sell 
> them and donate the remaining to the project, but it is way too much of a 
> hastle to deal with that.  I would rather make them and sell them to cut 
> out even...  If the Fbsd project really needs more funding, I would be 
> willing to sell them for profit, and donate.
> 
> 	At any rate; I don;t want to deal with profits and all that hastle.  
> My tax lawyer already hates me :).  
>
	Hrmmm...Jordon, would WC be willing to deal in this sort of stuff,
if it were "donated" at cost?  Or FreeBSD, Inc itself?




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