Well said Mel!<br><br>I also favor stickers as Greg, for previous experiences in conferences and in FLOSS events in general, are the most sold items.<br><br>Also are we considering to make a Sugar online-store ?<br clear="all">
<br>Rafael Ortiz <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Greg Dekoenigsberg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gdk@redhat.com">gdk@redhat.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Mel Chua wrote:<br>
<br>
> SLOBs is at 3am NZ time, so the chances of me attending are slim, but I<br>
> would like to make a motion that SL *not* allocate central budget for<br>
> marketing materials.<br>
><br>
> Instead, I'd like to suggest that SL provide a set of designs and easy<br>
> manufacture/print options (as we're already doing for business cards and<br>
> such) for things like lollipops, shirts, flyers, etc. - and encourage<br>
> local groups to find the funds to get their own swag (and locally<br>
> design/print/make their own as well).<br>
><br>
> Local resourcefulness is a wonderful thing to cultivate. ;)<br>
><br>
> --Mel<br>
<br>
</div>A big +1 to this.<br>
<br>
The downside: expect it to take some time. We may consider jumpstarting<br>
some schwag, but we must be *extremely* selective. I favor stickers,<br>
because they are cheap, and they get noticed. That's why everyone does<br>
them.<br>
<br>
--g<br>
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