On 8/17/07, Charlie Clark <charlie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Am 17.08.2007 um 18:42 schrieb Jorge G. Mare (a.k.a. Koki): > > > I think it is quite common for the foundation/non-profit supporting > > any given project to support community initiatives leading to the > > project's presence at open source events (like FC did) by providing > > material such as hand out CDs, T-shirts for the staff, leaflets, > > banners/signs, etc.. That's the sort of support that would be nice > > to have. > > This is a nice idea doesn't come cheap and Haiku, Inc. doesn't have a > lot to throw around. The reason for Waltercon being cancelled was > *not* wishing to put funds down the pan. Given a reasonable > timeframe, enough enthusiasm there's nothing to stop groups doing the > work themselves. I've just come from the local Zope user group which > is sponsoring the Grok presentation at next week's FrOSCon. Three or > four people have got together to produce a flyer and a cardboard > cutout for the event and arranged the sponsoring of one of the > developers. DZUG e.V. isn't having to contribute a penny. I would be willing to donate a few $$ to a marketing/promotional kit for an even (Waltercon, Faltercon or other). Now that the cafepress store is open even if everyone going to a particular even bought a shirt it would look "more professional" and help Haiku, Inc as well. > A small "trade show box" with the above items and a maybe even a > > small (ITX-form factor?) demo computer with Haiku pre-installed > > that can be shipped to the trusted members who organize their own > > events or the Haiku presence at local open source events would be a > > good thing to consider for the future. > > <snip> -- Dennis d'Entremont IT Professional http://Nerfd.net - Nerfd Technologies http://eComStation.ca - You Canadian Source for eCS and OS/2 Software! http://SaveLoad.org - Alternative OS News http://Nerfd.biz - Intelligent Software Solutions http://Haikuware.com - Software for Haiku http://Haiku-OS.org - Haiku Operating System