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[Morten Kjeldgaard <mok@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi y'all,

It's been a quiet while since we discussed this. In the meantime, I  
have been workiing a tiny bit behind the scenes. Don't worry, I am not  
a man to back down on my goals. But it may take some time to get  
there ;-)

On the 21. of September, I took the audacity of emailing sabdfl about  
the matter. Knowing that he is very busy, and at the time at some  
event in NY, it was probably not a good idea, but I hoped that he  
could point me to some other contact people within the organization.

By now, I realize that email has most likely slipped way down the list  
and off his radar. Below, I have pasted what I wrote, so at least you  
guys can see what direction my thinking is in. Anyway, I'm kinda back  
to start and am open to ideas on how to proceed.

Cheers,
Morten

> Dear Mark,

> In the Ubuntu-cyclists team on LP, we have talked about how nice it  
> would be to ride in an Ubuntu jersey. I think the team has silently  
> nominated me to investigate the matter, so therefore I am writing to  
> you. I have a few specific questions, that you perhaps can help us  
> with.
>
> 0) Does the Ubuntu-cyclists team need a formal permission to use the  
> Ubuntu logo on a jersey?
>
> 1) Do you think we could persuade the Canonical Store to market  the  
> jersey? While I could probably manage to put up the cash for the  
> production of the jerseys, it would be difficult for me to handle  
> the shipping. We might be able to make a guaranteed pre-ordering  
> from the team.
>
> 2) There is a tradition in cycling teams that there are  
> advertisements on the jersey, so we might as well have some fun with  
> that. Is Canonical interested in sponsorship via an advertisement? I  
> believe the standard fee is 5-10% of the netto price, depending on  
> the placement. This would help us keep the cost down for the end- 
> customers. Do you know of any of Canonicals customers that might be  
> interested?
>
> 3) If everything moves forward, and the team members agree, I intend  
> to ask FOSS providers of software of use for cyclists and training  
> if they would like a (free) advertisement on the jersey. For example  
> OpenStreetMaps, Golden Cheetah etc. That way, the jersey will be a  
> nice "poster" that we can use to recruit other cyclists to Ubuntu  
> and free software.
>
> 4) My plan is to ask the skilled Ubuntu-arts people to help us with  
> a beautiful and stunning design. In the meantime, we have made a few  
> mock-ups using the software Owayo's home page. Look here: [0].
>
> Cheers,
> Morten
>
> [0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuCyclists