Group: Free Software Foundation/Ideas
Please post and discuss ideas for the Free Software Foundation.
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Membership Benefits
- offer them a gnu.org or fsf.org or maybe best a libreplanet.org mail adress. Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 11:45, 11 February 2012 (EST)
- offer them a mini-guide bash in paper a sort of 20 page bash survival guide with informations about the usb key card, their mail adress, the existing projects and gnu mailing list. Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 11:45, 11 February 2012 (EST)
- offer them a libreplanet sticker just one but a good one Freedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 11:45, 11 February 2012 (EST)
Campaigns
Existing
Working Together For Free Software
Welcoming newcomers
How does the refocused homepage look?
- We should create a Working Together for Free Software badge that featured projects can display and link back to the campaign --Dpic 15:00, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Profiles
Suggest individuals involved in free software to have their profile featured by the FSF.
Defective By Design
Post ideas here: Group:DefectiveByDesign/Ideas
Events
Existing
LibrePlanet Conference
- Offer a solution of live video / audio streaming of the conference --Aurélien 9:49 Sat Febuary 9.50 (UTC 2012
- It should be an international event that is also hosted outside the U.S. just like GPLv3 conferences. This can be done in collaboration with other FSF* organizations. In addition, it should be in summer instead of March where many people are able to consider attending. These two issues do matter to many free software advocates who are students.--OsamaK 15:04, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Proposals
FSF 25th Anniversary
- The Free Software Foundation's birthday is October 4th: Social gatherings? A simple, orchestrated global action? Something? --Dpic 18:29, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Projects
Existing
LibrePlanet
Did you have ideas for the LibrePlanet Project?
Proposals
- Offer a gnu.org Host to all Free Software / Distro type of project --Aurélien 9:44, 11 Febuary 2012 (UTC)
- Offer a gnu.org or fsf.org or libreplanet.org E-mail adress to all fsf members --Aurélien 9:43, 11 Febuary 2012 (UTC)
Website
- Free Software Supporter read by someone cool (audio and video versions)
Store
Ideas
- Commit to Worker-Owned cooperatives! Dpic 18:19, 27 June 2012 (EDT)
- Local printing for brochuces, pamphlets, flyers, ect: Red Sun Press
- Book publisher: AK Press, Arbeiter Ring Publishing, Tara Books, Thomson-Shore
- Apparel: Just Shirts
Things to sell
Suggest products for the store.
Clothes and bags
- Tote bag
- A quality winter GNU, Libreplanet and FSF cap (bonnet in french) for winter ;-) --AurélienFreedom is not just a word, it's a duty! 12:05, 11 February 2012 (EST)
- Sell quality GNU, libreplanet and FSF baseball caps --Aurélien 19:27, 9 Febuary 2012 (UTC) (in fact suggested on irc ~ 1 or 2 years before :)
- FSF "SWAT" Hat, like EFF's --Dpic 16:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- laptop / netbook bag --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
- I like this one. I can have one of these.--OsamaK 22:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
- Sturdy multi-use plastic bags painted with promo graphics--Rm 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
- Bags, backpacks, posters, stickers and more with all the logos of FSF, EFF, CC GNU, (Canonical), Firefox (Mozilla), VLC, etc... I'd be happy to walk around with a laptop backpack full of those! --Nat90 23:02, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
- laptop bag
- knit hat
- embroidered polo with logo on it (I second this idea --Johns 14:37, 13 February 2012 (EST))
- baseball caps
- Baby gear
- tie and/or shirt and/or socks for the unfortunate GNU lovers evolving in more corporate environment
- Call them Freedom Socks.
- Cotton T-shirts with messages about freedom plus a GNU reference. They can be serious or funny. E.g.:
- Front: (large text) I am a hacker. (smaller bullet points) I solve interesting problems so you don't have to. I respect the freedom of my users. I defend that freedom with Copyleft. I run GNU/Linux. Back: Free Software Foundation logo Mtraceur 22:44, 16 April 2012 (EDT)
- It's free software and it gives you freedom!
- My computer is running software which respects me.
- Call me $WHATEVER, but my computer obeys me.
- Freedom is an important thing. Because of that I use GNU.
- No, I won't use that privative software.
- GNU Emacs User (or) Emacs User
- I second this. (After the Emacs mugs selling out in 24hrs, I think the case is made for the viability of this.) Ciaran 16:51, 11 May 2012 (EDT)
- Dynamic Duo: the GNU and the Penguin in flight t-shirt
- GNU and Freedo 100% Freedom T-Shirt (Made from the image of GNU & Freedo from the FSFLA Linux-libre site)
- Just the GNU head logo. Like the old dark-red on red t-shirts but in slightly more contrasting colours. Ciaran 14:48, 1 August 2012 (EDT)
- Gnu Head tee shirt in white and/or with logo on the back.
Manuals
We're going to be printing a new book soon. Please add your ideas and add your vote for any that you think would be good.
- An intro to gnu-autotools for newbies
- Guile 2.* manual
- Hard copy of "GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual" seconded #704823
- GNU Bash manual.
- Lilypond
- Bazaar
- Texinfo
Other
- RMS or GNU Bobble Head.
- Accept Google Checkout --Dpic 16:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Free software definition card, like EFF's Bill of Rights card --Dpic 16:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- METAL keychain --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
- laptop / netbook skins --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
- ball pens --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
- mugs --Graziano Sorbaioli - 9 July 2010
- A DVD archive of http://audio-video.gnu.org/ (not just a website mirror, but with some kind of convenient shell for selecting and launching video/audio)--Rm 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
- Trisquel DVDs (4.0)--Rm 19:47, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
- I think this should be left to the original Trisquel project. Selling DVDs is an important way to fund the project.--OsamaK 22:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
- GNU Coins http://osstore.com/coins/GNU-FSF
- Iron-on GNU transfers
- travel mug for coffee
- license plate frames
- GNU-shaped pasta called "emacs & cheese" for hungry freedom lovers
- Branded knife / multitool -- if it's good quality. Debian is doing this: http://wiki.debian.org/Merchandise/SwissKnives
- Emacs button which says - "I am a Saint in the church of Emacs". Here is a sample : SaintButton
- Either GNU/Hurd or GNU OS stickers (similar in scope to the GNU/Linux sticker*
- Emacs reference card mug
- Emacs reference card poster
- Sticker of Freedo, the Linux-libre mascot
- Sticker that says: "Linux-libre Inside"
- Sticker of GNU and Freedo 100% Freedom (Made from the image of GNU & Freedo from the FSFLA Linux-libre site)
- Sticker of the Breaking Windows Art
- Stuffed animal of Freedo, the Linux-libre mascot
- Flash drives of the GNU head with the FSF logo on the back & Freedo with the FSFLA Logo on the back. The Linux Foundation has something similar with Tux: Tux Flash Drive
- A GNU Maintainer Bundle (Bazaar, Texinfo, Guile manuals)