+1 here too with Bryce's reasoning. On Aug 17, 2013 6:30 AM, "Ted Gould" <ted@...1...> wrote:
** +1
On Fri, 2013-08-16 at 17:14 -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote:
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 03:24:55PM -0400, Tony Sebro wrote:> > On Wed, 2013-08-14 at 16:24 -0400, Tony Sebro wrote:> >>TL,DR: Please vote on whether to allow LibreTees to print and sell> >>T-shirts and other promotional material items for Inkscape, where a> >>portion of the proceeds gets donated back to Inkscape (or a project or> >>charity of Inkscape's choosing).> > On 08/16/2013 05:30 AM, Tavmjong Bah wrote:> >> > I don't have any problems with this. What do others think?> >> > Tav> > Thanks, Tav. Does anyone else want to weigh in?
Googling inkscape t-shirts shows some existing products out there:
http://www.zazzle.com/pd/styles/pd-235464991333529915?dp=&qs=inkscape%20... http://www.cafepress.com/mf/22773070/3inkscape_tank-top http://www.cafepress.com/mf/43166633/inkscape_tshirt
Based on a look at libretees.com's kickstarter page, I like that their motivation sounds more aligned with improving marketing of FOSS projects, rather than merely cashing in. Thus I would vote to approve.
It would make my decision easier if we could see the design first, although I know this gets to be a chicken-and-egg problem (why fund making a design, if they don't know whether or not we'll approve it). However, I would hope to see two things in their design:
- Nothing offensive. Obviously.
- High calibre design. Inkscape is a drawing tool, and will be judged based on the design quality of the advertisement.
But I don't think it's necessary to condition my vote based on these; I think their effort's success or failure will already be dependent on achieving both goals. So +1 from me.
Bryce
Best,> -Tony> > >>Longer version:> >>Hi, all.> >>> >>Earlier this week, I was approached by Jared Contrascere of LibreTees> >>(www.libretees.com), a start-up for-profit company that plans to> >>design, print, and market t-shirts and stickers bearing the names and> >>logos of various leading FLOSS projects. They're interested in> >>creating t-shirts for the Inkscape project.> >>> >>Bear in mind that, under the newly-ratified (but as of now> >>unpublished) TM policy, LibreTees would be able to create and sell> >>merchandise bearing the Inkscape name and logo without additional> >>permission, *provided* that they were only using unmodified graphics> >>from Inkscape.com. As you can see from the link, LibreTees tends to> >>create modified versions of project logos in their designs.> >>> >>Jared has sent an official request to create promotional materials for> >>Inkscape; I've attached it below. He's also been in touch with Jon> >>from Inkscape's Press Relations team. In addition, I spoke to him by> >>phone today, and can add the following info:> >>> >>• target retail price for the shirts: undecided, but likely $12.50 to> >>$15 USD.> >>• Once the official website launches, Libretees.com will turn into an> >>e-retailer site selling t-shirts with designs for multiple FLOSS> >>projects.> >>• Some portion (yet to be determined) will be donated back to the> >>project or to a charity of the project's choosing.> >>• They're looking to find a t-shirt manufacture that doesn't use> >>sweatshop labor> >>• conservative target date for first printing: November 2013> >>> >>Open question: I don't know if they plan to release any t-shirt> >>design under a Creative Commons license.> >>> >>Based on the above, I ask the Inkscape Committee to please vote to> >>approve Libretee's request to approve the creation of Inkscape> >>promotional materials.> >>> >>If you have any questions or need any additional information, please> >>let me know.> >>> >>Best,> >>-Tony> >>> >>-------- Original Message --------> >>Tony,> >>> >>I'm with LibreTees, a recently-launched project that promotes> >>free/open software through consumer and commodity activism. This is> >>similar to the idea behind (RED) products being sold to help fight> >>AIDS, or people buying a Toyota Prius to encourage a lesser negative> >>impact on the environment.> >>> >>We want to sell t-shirts in one place on the Internet that promotes> >>and benefits the free/open source community. In addition to that, we> >>want to contribute funds back to these projects to cover hosting fees> >>and other project-related costs. Further, we want to have a positive> >>impact on our local community here in Washington, DC.> >>> >>We currently have a Kickstarter campaign in progress, and we are very> >>interested in producing an Inkscape shirt for display and sale on our> >>Kickstarter site. This campaign can currently be viewed> >>at www.libretees.com.> >>> >>Please let me know if we could have permission to create promotional> >>wear/materials for the Inkscape project. If you have any questions for> >>me, please let me know!> >>> >>Best,> >>Jared> >>> >>-- > >>Jared N. Contrascere> >>President :: LibreTees, LLC> >>Phone - (703) 599-6233> >>> >>> >>> >>______________________________________________________________________> >>Message sent via Atmail Open - http://atmail.org/%3E >>> >>> >> > > -- > Tony Sebro, General Counsel, Software Freedom Conservancy> +1-212-461-3245 x11> tony@...41...> www.sfconservancy.org
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