discuss: Thread: Thinkgeek t-shirts

When do we plan on announcing that ThinkGeek is selling Maddog
T-shirts to benefit the LDP?  Each shirt sold gives $7 to
the LDP, money we sorely need to get people to conferences
and evangelize about quality documentation.

We should have something on the main page pointing
to ThinkGeek.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geekgod/

We should see if TG is planning on selling these
at shows, or have LDP members who will be at various events
either advertise or sell the shirts on behalf of TG.

PS, ThinkGeek is owned by OSDN, which is owned by VA, who
owns me.

-Mark

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On Jan 22,  3:28pm, Mark Komarinski wrote:
> Subject: Thinkgeek t-shirts
> When do we plan on announcing that ThinkGeek is selling Maddog
> T-shirts to benefit the LDP?  Each shirt sold gives $7 to
> the LDP, money we sorely need to get people to conferences
> and evangelize about quality documentation.
>
> We should have something on the main page pointing
> to ThinkGeek.
>
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/geekgod/

First time I had seen this. Can you write up something for me
and I'll post it?

thx,

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Hello,

When I get a reminder just like this one. It will go up today ;)


J

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Mark Komarinski wrote:

>When do we plan on announcing that ThinkGeek is selling Maddog
>T-shirts to benefit the LDP?  Each shirt sold gives $7 to
>the LDP, money we sorely need to get people to conferences
>and evangelize about quality documentation.
>
>We should have something on the main page pointing
>to ThinkGeek.
>
>http://www.thinkgeek.com/geekgod/
>
>We should see if TG is planning on selling these
>at shows, or have LDP members who will be at various events
>either advertise or sell the shirts on behalf of TG.
>
>PS, ThinkGeek is owned by OSDN, which is owned by VA, who
>owns me.
>
>-Mark
>
>

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<WEBMASTER>LDP		- http://www.linuxdoc.org	</WEBMASTER>
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Done.

On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Mark Komarinski wrote:

>When do we plan on announcing that ThinkGeek is selling Maddog
>T-shirts to benefit the LDP?  Each shirt sold gives $7 to
>the LDP, money we sorely need to get people to conferences
>and evangelize about quality documentation.
>
>We should have something on the main page pointing
>to ThinkGeek.
>
>http://www.thinkgeek.com/geekgod/
>
>We should see if TG is planning on selling these
>at shows, or have LDP members who will be at various events
>either advertise or sell the shirts on behalf of TG.
>
>PS, ThinkGeek is owned by OSDN, which is owned by VA, who
>owns me.
>
>-Mark
>
>

-- 
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<COMPANY>CommandPrompt	- http://www.commandprompt.com	</COMPANY>
<PROJECT>OpenDocs, LLC.	- http://www.opendocs.org	</PROJECT>
<PROJECT>LinuxPorts 	- http://www.linuxports.com     </PROJECT>
<WEBMASTER>LDP		- http://www.linuxdoc.org	</WEBMASTER>
--
Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology,"
start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.
--

At 15:28 2001-01-22 -0500, Mark Komarinski wrote:
>When do we plan on announcing that ThinkGeek is selling Maddog
>T-shirts to benefit the LDP?  Each shirt sold gives $7 to
>the LDP, money we sorely need to get people to conferences
>and evangelize about quality documentation.

[Some quick fix : the LDP money has NEVER been used to send people to 
conferences and will NEVER be used that way - and I am personally against 
that : either we can find a sponsor or it isn't worth coming with the 
hypothetic hope of recruting  new authors or evangelizing. The money must 
be spent wisely. Incorporating as non-profit org. when we will be ready 
will certainly help.

The last time LDP money was used was for the shipping of books and cdrom to 
a third world linux user group who had requested some help.]

>We should have something on the main page pointing
>to ThinkGeek.

Good idea.

>We should see if TG is planning on selling these
>at shows, or have LDP members who will be at various events
>either advertise or sell the shirts on behalf of TG.

That can be possible - who can come at the LWE in NYC and be at the LDP booth?

Guylhem Aznar wrote:
> 
> At 15:28 2001-01-22 -0500, Mark Komarinski wrote:
> >When do we plan on announcing that ThinkGeek is selling Maddog
> >T-shirts to benefit the LDP?  Each shirt sold gives $7 to
> >the LDP, money we sorely need to get people to conferences
> >and evangelize about quality documentation.
> 
> [Some quick fix : the LDP money has NEVER been used to send people to
> conferences and will NEVER be used that way - and I am personally against
> that : either we can find a sponsor or it isn't worth coming with the
> hypothetic hope of recruting  new authors or evangelizing. The money must
> be spent wisely. Incorporating as non-profit org. when we will be ready
> will certainly help.

Whoops.  What you said.  What's our status on incorporating?

> The last time LDP money was used was for the shipping of books and cdrom to
> a third world linux user group who had requested some help.]
> 

Cool use.

-Mark

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(email) ####@####.####
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