Thursday, November 30, 2017

Re: OpenBSD Puffy Stickers

> Why should I do that? You only thought of yourself.

Why then do you have any products on the OpenBSD store?

> What is in it for me?
>
> NOTHING.

The whole idea is to generate some extra cash for OpenBSD.

This little sticker giveaway has netted the OpenBSD Foundation at least
$50, some of which are first-time donors, all for some little pieces of
paper with adhesive on the back. My goal is not to rip off anyone, but
to help the project.

--
Jay Williams

> On Nov 30, 2017, at 10:07 PM, Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org> 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.

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