Ah...forwarding, as I posted this to the wrong list before. <div><br></div><div>*M*</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Maile Urbancic</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maile.urbancic@gmail.com">maile.urbancic@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:57 AM<br>Subject: Re: Another fundraising proposal<br>To: <a href="mailto:partimus@googlegroups.com">partimus@googlegroups.com</a><br><br><br><div>Dear All,</div><div><br></div><div>The Ubuntu earrings are finally ready! Is there some upcoming date to which I should tie their release, or should I just go ahead and post them now?</div>
<div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>*Maile*</div></font><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Malmrose <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:malmrose@gmail.com" target="_blank">malmrose@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Maile, <br><br>If it's any comfort, the April 28 release is going to be the least great ever. They rewrote the interface and there are a buncha, buncha bugs in it. So, maybe comfort yourself with the thought that Ubuntu will appreciate the publicity later? Anybody new to Ubuntu now would see the bad news... And a lot of people don't understand that in FOSS dev there are always bugs, nobody's perfect, no code is perfect. Sigh... Just a thought. This is the most bumpy Ubuntu release ever. <br>
<br>--Cathy <br><div><div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Maile Urbancic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maile.urbancic@gmail.com" target="_blank">maile.urbancic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
Dear All,<div><br></div><div>I have unfortunate news. I took a closer look at the earrings, and it appears that my supplier accidentally shaped 56 out of 60 earrings as the mirrored opposite of the Ubuntu logo. (30 were supposed to be the same as the logo, and 30 were supposed to be the mirrored opposite, so they would make the mirrored pair shown in the image I sent at the beginning.)<div>
<br></div><div>He is remaking them, but it will take another 30 days or so before they are complete. Naturally, this is extremely annoying because it completely misses the April 28 Ubuntu release. But, in any case, there are now a couple options:</div>
<div><ol><li>Wait until the new items are finished to post them, probably around the end of May.</li><li>Post them anyway (for fun, I am attaching a couple of the product photos I took of one of the four complete pairs) and take advance orders, indicating that they will ship at the end of May.</li>
<li>Wait until another release date or another date of significance to post them (perhaps a date with some relevance to women in computing would be a plus).</li></ol><div>What would you recommend?</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>
- Maile</div></font><div><div></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Maile Urbancic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maile.urbancic@gmail.com" target="_blank">maile.urbancic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">Thanks for the offer, but I think we'll be fine with the distribution. I'll just pack a bunch of boxes in advance, so they only need to be addressed. I really appreciate the thought, though!<div>
<br></div><font color="#888888"><div>*Maile*</div></font><div><div></div><div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Malmrose <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:malmrose@gmail.com" target="_blank">malmrose@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
Maile, <br><br>Can I help w/ the distribution while you are afk? If you are afk at any point?<br><br>For those of you who haven't had the lucky chance to get to know Maile -- she is amazing. She is the type of person who (obviously) continues to serve / volunteer despite personal inconvenience, or depth of effort needed. She is helping Partimus because she truly, sincerely wants to do something good. I have been and will always continue to be in awe of her goodness. <br>
<br>And the more I get to know the others who are helping under the Partimus umbrella, the more I get to see more awesome, genuine generosity!! <br><br>--Cathy <br><div><div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Maile Urbancic <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maile.urbancic@gmail.com" target="_blank">maile.urbancic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">All,<br><br>Good news - the Ubuntu earrings are in! As long as I don't go into labor in the next day or two, I will post a product page for them in anticipation of the April 28th release date. I take the photos outside, so I will also be depending on the weather in order to get the page up. In any case, with luck it should be ready for the 28th. <br>
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<br>*Maile*</font><div><div></div><div><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Mark Terranova <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark@gidgetkitchen.org" target="_blank">mark@gidgetkitchen.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
Hello, I agree with Grant on the timing. If we can have it set for the next Ubuntu release, there will be a greater interest. <div><br></div><div>I *love* the idea by the way,</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>
-Mark</div></font><div><br></div>
<div>PS, I doubt there would be the same interest in a Fedora logo, but, what about a Penguin? Hmmm, Partimus could use its own *giving Tux* logo ;) <div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 5:41 AM, Grant Bowman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:grantbow@gmail.com" target="_blank">grantbow@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">I was curious mostly about timing. I understand the financial<br>
arrangement. Having an estimated price and page at<br>
<a href="http://www.boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">http://www.boutiqueacademia.com</a> with the pictures you attached to the<br>
email would help. April 28th is the release of Ubuntu 11.04 with Unity<br>
as the default interface for the desktop.<br>
<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NattyReleaseSchedule" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NattyReleaseSchedule</a> I highly doubt the<br>
schedule will slip at all. If you can begin taking preorders by the<br>
release date this might spur sales tremendously as we can mention it<br>
during the launch parties that are beginning to be planned.<br>
<br>
Grant<br>
<br>
<br>
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Maile Urbancic<br>
<div><<a href="mailto:maile.urbancic@gmail.com" target="_blank">maile.urbancic@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div>> Grant,<br>
><br>
> Are you asking about the timing or the cost? My business will order the<br>
> parts, pay for everything, and take care of the fulfillment details so that<br>
> the board can focus on the more important stuff of doing the real Partimus<br>
> work. As for timing...I ordered the first 30 pairs on March 22. It usually<br>
> takes at least 3 weeks, sometimes longer, to receive the products. I am due<br>
> at the end of April, and I am hoping the order will arrive before the baby.<br>
> At the latest, I expect to be able to post the earrings for sale by the<br>
> second week of May. If there is an important Partimus or Ubuntu related<br>
> event in May, I could tie the earrings' release to that date.<br>
><br>
> *Maile*<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Grant Bowman <<a href="mailto:grantbow@gmail.com" target="_blank">grantbow@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div>>> Any estimate on the earrings?<br>
>><br>
</div><div><div></div><div>>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Maile Urbancic<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:maile.urbancic@gmail.com" target="_blank">maile.urbancic@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > Dear All,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The current discussion about fundraising is well timed for me, as I just<br>
>> > received a response from Canonical regarding a potential Partimus<br>
>> > fundraising idea that I have been quietly working on.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > There are more details in the forwarded emails below, but here are the<br>
>> > basics: I have a (very) small business that sells geeky jewelry for<br>
>> > women<br>
>> > (<a href="http://boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">boutiqueacademia.com</a>). I would like to produce Ubuntu earrings (I am<br>
>> > attaching the design mockup) and give the profit to Partimus. Canonical<br>
>> > has<br>
>> > given permission to use the logo for this purpose.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > If the board is okay with the plan outlined below, then I will go ahead<br>
>> > and<br>
>> > start the production process. I don't imagine that the proceeds will<br>
>> > total<br>
>> > to a huge amount, but every bit counts, and it might be an interesting<br>
>> > way<br>
>> > to get some extra traffic to the Partimus website (and thus perhaps more<br>
>> > donors / volunteers / general interest). Partimus could also use them<br>
>> > in<br>
>> > future raffles, auctions, or other fundraising events.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > What do you think? May I go ahead?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > (I will also add this to the Google Doc list of fundraising ideas.)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > - Maile<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
>> > From: <a href="mailto:michelle@canonical.com" target="_blank">michelle@canonical.com</a> <<a href="mailto:michelle@canonical.com" target="_blank">michelle@canonical.com</a>><br>
>> > Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:31 AM<br>
>> > Subject: Your application to Ubuntu to Trademarks<br>
>> > To: "<a href="mailto:maile@boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">maile@boutiqueacademia.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:maile@boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">maile@boutiqueacademia.com</a>><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Hi Maile,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thank you for contacting us and for your interest in and support of<br>
>> > Ubuntu.<br>
>> > Apologies to the late response.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > ============<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I submitted this request on Feb 15, but did not hear back, so I am<br>
>> > resubmitting.<br>
>> > ---------------<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Dear Canonical,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I am the owner of a small business that specializes in math, science and<br>
>> > technology themed jewelry (<a href="http://boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">boutiqueacademia.com</a>). My goal is to provide<br>
>> > women working in these fields with smart and aesthetic ways of<br>
>> > expressing<br>
>> > their intellectual interests.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > As fan of Ubuntu, I have noticed that while there are a variety of<br>
>> > Ubuntu<br>
>> > themed t-shirts (mostly for men) available, there does not seem to exist<br>
>> > any<br>
>> > Ubuntu themed jewelry. I propose to manufacture Ubuntu earrings, in the<br>
>> > design shown in the attachment. I would like to donate the profit<br>
>> > (probably<br>
>> > $5 - $8 per pair) to a local organization with which I am also involved,<br>
>> > Partimus (<a href="http://partimus.org" target="_blank">partimus.org</a>), which establishes and maintains computer labs<br>
>> > using<br>
>> > refurbished computers running Ubuntu in low-income San Francisco<br>
>> > schools.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > This project would have two main benefits:<br>
>> > 1 - Children using Ubuntu would benefit from the funding. The Partimus<br>
>> > staff volunteer their time, which means that all donations go directly<br>
>> > to<br>
>> > supporting the Partimus vision of maintaining and expanding computer<br>
>> > labs<br>
>> > running Ubuntu in low-income schools.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > 2 - Wearing logos and icons gives people a sense of belonging, of having<br>
>> > a<br>
>> > place in a community. (Thus the popularity of apparel bearing the logos<br>
>> > of<br>
>> > Linux, Ubuntu, Android, etc.) The existance of Ubuntu themed earrings<br>
>> > would<br>
>> > be one more subtle indication that women have an undeniable place within<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > Ubuntu community.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > With these benefits in mind, I request permission to use the "Circle of<br>
>> > Friends" Ubuntu logo for this project.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > All the best,<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Maile Urbancic<br>
>> > Founder & Owner, Boutique Academia<br>
>> > <a href="mailto:maile@boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">maile@boutiqueacademia.com</a><br>
>> > <a href="http://www.boutiqueacademia.com" target="_blank">http://www.boutiqueacademia.com</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > ============<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Canonical is the official sponsor of the Ubuntu project and owns the<br>
>> > trademarks, both in the word and logo form, relating to the project.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > To keep the balance between the integrity of our trademarks and the<br>
>> > ability<br>
>> > to customise Ubuntu, we’ve tried to define a reasonable trademark policy<br>
>> > that allows our Community to use Ubuntu and to promote the project. You<br>
>> > can<br>
>> > read the full policy at <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy</a>.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > As your intent is to promote the Ubuntu brand and show your support of<br>
>> > the<br>
>> > software, we have no issue with you producing the product as you have<br>
>> > requested.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Please take note of our brand guidelines:<br>
>> > <a href="http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/ubuntu-brand-guidelines" target="_blank">http://design.canonical.com/the-toolkit/ubuntu-brand-guidelines</a>.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Thanks again for your support and best of luck with your very worthwhile<br>
>> > cause.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Kind regards,<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Michelle,<br>
>> > Trademarks Team<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Michelle Surtees-Myers<br>
>> > Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
><br>
><br>
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