Is Slackware dying?

Gerard Lally · 09-14-2019, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dugan

We know what the numbers are. Pat told us. They were actually far, far better than anyone, including him, had ever thought.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...9/#post5882751

I somehow missed that post. That's really quite shocking. 100,000 dollars but not enough to replace a tyre? We'll have to try and get Patreon up to at least 3 or 4k a month.

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blancamolinos · 09-14-2019, 03:50 PM

I think that 100000k is the revenue. With a 30% margin for distribute between two we have 15000k for both. I don't know if 100000k is revenue in a year or in two years.

upnort · 09-14-2019, 06:56 PM

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That's really quite shocking. 100,000 dollars but not enough to replace a tyre?

Pat wrote that generated sales were $100K but he received only $15K. So yeah, perhaps not enough for car repairs.

That said, if there were $100K in sales, then eventually Pat could be doing well from various sources if there are no greedy middle folks taking a bite. I still would like to see Pat sell some merchandise. I really would like a Slackware cap, cup, t-shirt, and mouse pad -- with the traditional logo.

andrew.46 · 09-14-2019, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by upnort

I still would like to see Pat sell some merchandise. I really would like a Slackware cap, cup, t-shirt, and mouse pad -- with the traditional logo.

What about a quality 'branded' USB stick with a release version LiveSlack preinstalled? I would definitely buy one, despite having the capability of creating one myself (unbranded)...

upnort · 09-14-2019, 10:14 PM

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What about a quality 'branded' USB stick with a release version LiveSlack preinstalled? I would definitely buy one, despite having the capability of creating one myself (unbranded)

Hmm, yeah, having a branded USB stick would be nice.

Give me a traditional logo Vasili. One traditional logo only please.