Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

I couldn't find any coloured design on t's ...know I've got some here somewhere...
but I do have handy blk and wht on a white, mid-grey, and mute turquoise...
these were initial tests since they aren't sculpted and trimmed to design edge before putting them through the heat press ..
and one had a crease in it from the process..so was unfit for sale..
I never bothered to sell what were "test" samples ..
I merely kept them for myself...
and continue until no more tests were needed and the process refinement was fit for sale....
the amount of wear and tear and weekly (even twice a week if I wanted to wear a fav for a bit..) washing after 7 years shows the process definitely has staying power after so long....

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Anyway...the rough loss is 1 out of every 4-5 shirts I do...
I expect that some part of the process getting fudged along the way ...like that one with the noticeable crease in pattern...
I also used to do hats and hoodies and all that kinda fun stuff ...way back when..

update: 01/07/2015
Got back from looky-looing for local supplies..
By Monday I should have something interesting to show.

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

Guys, I want to share how important TM is!

Please have a look at this, believe me, after this, everyone would join to contribute :)

(If the link doesn't work, try this:


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This is exactly why we need to keep the TM in our hands!

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

completely agree.
and I know it may seem like I'm heading for the gutter on this ...but hear me out.
If we abandon the tm ..
We still carry on like business as usual...
except for two likelihoods...
we'll be doing damage control from either
A- whatever sketchy business wishes to make a buck off the good name ...where are complaints, where are the people going to go to complain? Here..
B- considering the maemo logo "ae" and name "maemo" the most likely result is we won't be so lucky to have the tm purchased by a hustler...but more likely purchased BY Hustler ..or some triple-x rated service...I can see it now...(really) "Maemo's Motel of Mammoth Mammaries" scoff and laugh all you like ...but there is a very high possibility we will be getting a very odd (and likely unsavory) bunch coming to our door expecting something the majority of us guys just don't have to give.

So say what you wish against keeping the tm ..
I think it wouldn't bode well to let it slip away.
It's ten years of bad luck and damage that can happen ..and then there is the "hope" of maybe reacquiring it. There is no certainty.
And if we got it back in 10 years ..
Then there is the damage control to make our "name" carry the value again..after a decade if damage to it.....more time...

Is all that worth it?

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

For the duration at least I can answer, the 2keur will buy 10-year extension for the trademark.

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

Great! :)

Will it be possible to 'send to friends'?
Or will PayPal cut off their part of fee anyway?

Then we should make clear that SEPA is preferred, right?

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at least for people in SEPA/Euro zone (exception: GB, ...)

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

Well, I tested it myself by sending a donation "for Goods&Services" and PayPal pocketed 5.4% of my cash.... :(
The option "for Friends&Family" is also available though, so maybe you should use that if you want tu use PayPal :)

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

I find PayPal fees and transactions a little on the dear side as well.
Do we have any alternatives?

It's probably the most costly for me sending from Australia, even bank exchange rates are a rip-off.

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

I have just sent €10 using that option. No fees were quoted. Please let me know when the money arrives.

Re: [Announcement] Fundraiser for "Maemo" Trademark registration
 

Yes, the donation was received in full (€10) and no charges were substracted from it :)