merchandise

[John]

Louise McCance-Price wrote:

>>
> There is also Freedom of speech and Freedom of expression.
> Ubuntu has no political affilliation. Cafepress is merely and outlet for 
> people to purchase merchandise.

I don't think political afiliation has anthing to do with it.


Assuming these options exist, which would you prefer to deal with?
a) A KKK-run (or affiliated) shop where proceeds go to support an 
exclusionary society
b) A Red Cross-run (or affiliated) shop where proceeds go to help the 
poor in every country?



> 
>> I am not looking to tussle politics here, 

You can't avoid politics because at its most basic, politics is about 
dealing with people.

I'm sure many people share your concern Shango.

Some will be aware that the Australian Cricket team members thought lonh 
  and hard about its recent tour of Zimbabwe, not for any fear of losing 
(who does the most combative and successful team in the world fear?), 
and probably not too much about safety, but about what it meant to the 
regime in control.

One chose not to go, and I'm sure Henry Alonga would support him in that.

I think that Shango makes a reasonable case, and I think choosing an 
African supplier to serve _the world_, provided it can do the job, would 
be a good thing.

Especially, remember the American market isn't everything - there's a 
well-to-do middle class in India of some 200,000 and I suspect Indians 
will be more receptive to Ubuntu than Americans.