Re: GNOME Store

[Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org>]

I'm working on the task list for 2.27, and I'm hoping we can start to tackle a new GNOME store in July.

Stormy - have you had a chance to create an account with Zazzle?  (Sorry, I know you're slammed with GUADEC stuff right now).

I'd like to add some of the tasks around a new store to the task list, including:

* Create theme / website on Zazzle site 
* Call for artwork
* Review and approve artwork for merchandise
* Pick merchandise for sale
* Launch store (and market it)

Paul

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Stormy Peters <stormy gnome org> wrote:

We're good to move forward with the Zazzle store (from a board perspective and a legal perspective.)

Once we have an account and a website ready to go, I'll reach out to Hackerthreads and let them know what we are planning.

Stormy

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Stormy Peters <stormy gnome org> wrote:

I checked and we're one vote shy. There was positive reaction but it
stalled on knowing exactly what we've agreed to with hackerthreads. We
don't seem to have a copy of the agreement on file.

I think whatever we do, we'll need to make sure to work with
hackerthreads to maintain that relationship.

A couple of notes on hackerthreads from Rosanna:
- we get $4 per item sold
- they were the ones who came up with the decals, polo, and hat ideas
- in one quarter, they were happy with how things sold and gave us an
extra $100 in donation

>From them we made:
2006 $172
2007 $504
2008   $68
2009 $264

I've pinged the board again and I'll ping hackerthreads again as well ...

Stormy

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Paul Cutler

<pcutler foresightlinux org> wrote:
> Hi Stormy - have you had an opportunity to get board approval?  Just
> thinking we may want to think about where this lives with the wgo revamp.
>
> Paul
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Stormy Peters <stormy gnome org> wrote:
>>
>> I think we get board approval and set up an account.
>>
>> I can get board approval. I can also set up the account on Monday. (I'm
>> off this afternoon through Monday.)
>>
>> Stormy
>>
>> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:53 AM, Paul Cutler <pcutler foresightlinux org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm glad to see the agreement in choosing Zazzle!  I'm not sure of the
>>> process - are there any other individuals who we need approval from?
>>>
>>> If not, who can help with some of the adminsitrative steps to move
>>> forward?
>>>
>>> * Inform Hackerthreads of a change
>>> * Set up a Zazzle account (http://www.zazzle.com/sell)
>>>
>>> I am supposed to meeting with Lucas soon to discuss a roadmap for the
>>> gnome-web team after last Monday's meeting.   I'd recommend we wrap some of
>>> the action items regarding creating a store (CSS) into the overall gnome-web
>>> plan (which is scheduled for release with 2.28).  This may make the most
>>> sense as the look and feel of the GNOME website will change with the Plone
>>> rollout, and we'll want that look in the Zazzle store.
>>>
>>> In talking to Andreas in IRC yesterday he mentioned that there may be
>>> some artwork ready to go, such as the popular green one, and a few others.
>>>
>>> The other option is to launch a more basic store now, with some of the
>>> designs Andreas mentioned, in an effort to make a little money sooner.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 4:40 AM, Andreas Nilsson <nisses mail home se>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dave Neary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Stormy Peters wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +1 for Zazzle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Idem. In fact, back in 2004, the only reason we didn't go with Zazzle
>>>>> was that they were US only, and we would have had to theme our web page
>>>>> ourselves to make it look & feel like a gnome.org page. The first one
>>>>> is
>>>>> no longer true, I think, and the second is perhaps not a blocker.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I haven't looked into detail how much control you actually get over the
>>>> design, but when playing around with it in Firebug yesterday, I was able to
>>>> get okayish results in a matter of minutes. Lots of divs to style!
>>>> So not a blocker at all. Lets go for it!
>>>> - Andreas
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