[Ubuntu-be] usb sticks met ubuntu preloaded

[Jurgen Gaeremyn]

lol! just felt that whip cracking my 4ss... that hurt.

I love the idea of this stick - and I don't doubt anyone thinks it is a
bad idea.

I popped the question to our council members (love playing with that
whip too) ;) ... so I hope to get some feedback from the others too.

Otoh, this is buying something that can take a big bite out of the
Ubuntu-be budget. If we want to do this, we'd better do it right (= well
organized).

Starting a vzw isn't going to happen yet... at least the first few
months (maybe a year), we'll see what direction we grow.
But if this idea is sustainable (organized from the base), I think we
can make this happen. So it's up to y'all to organize this one:

- what has to happen?
    - decide on specs & form factor
    - compare prices/qualities
    - choose/design imprint for stick
    - find sponsor?
    - how to merchandise it (site? only Dipro?...)
    - actually "fill" the sticks
    - follow up on orders, stock, etc...
    - do the payment
    - (please complete list) ...

- who will do it?
    - if this item remains empty, no need in thinking further

- questions to clear out
    - won't this be competition on Dipro?
      (competition with other people selling sticks)


So, to say it with Marx: "Ubuntero's of all countries, Unity!"
(erh.. I mean unite!)

Grtz,
Jurgen


On 05/19/11 10:30, Jan Bongaerts wrote:
> I guess with all these plans of merchandising, we'll need a vzw quite
> desperately.
> Council members, get to work!
> Sofort! SCHNELLER! (cracking whip)
> ;-)
> 
> On 19 May 2011 10:22, wouter Vandenneucker <woutervddn op hotmail.com
> <mailto:woutervddn op hotmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     if we're gonna sell mugs we need to do it the good way, not vista
>     print way..
>     I guess we could try to become an 'ubuntu market place' (like an
>     ubuntu partner but with less musts)
>     http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/
> 
>     there are a couple of them who do merchandising..
> 
>     grts
> 
> 
>     Wouter
>     Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 10:14:45 +0200
>     From: steven op leeman.be <mailto:steven op leeman.be>
> 
>     To: ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] usb sticks met ubuntu preloaded
> 
> 
> 
>     On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:57 AM, martijn cielen <mcielen op gmail.com
>     <mailto:mcielen op gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>         Even better would be to have some people start Canonical Belgium
>         ofcourse ;-)
>         (I'd apply for a job there immediately)
> 
>         But seen the negative faq item, I guess we're stuck with overpriced
>         shipping. Guess we could revive the idea of "samenkoop" I launched a
>         while ago, if we find a decent way to manage this.
> 
> 
>     this is the "ubuntu-fr" shop...
>     they ask 19 euro for a 4gbyte usb key
>     : http://framakey.org/Pack/Framakey-Ubuntu
>     http://enventelibre.org/ubuntufr 
> 
>     you can create "mugs" with vistaprint...
>