ego is a bitch. lets have a beer and live in peace. its friday. cheers.
x9p > 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. > >
