[Debian-uk] T-shirt time again - would anybody like custom ones made up?

[MJ Ray]

Paul Martin <pm@debian.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 09:06:54AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
> > Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
> > > After just about selling out at FOSDEM, I've been pestered by quite a
> > > few people to get some more Debian T-shirts made up. [...]
> > 
> > Will these be fair trade cotton?
>
> Forgive my ignorance, but I thought most cotton production was highly
> mechanised nowadays.

Most?  Possibly.  All?  Nope, see for example
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7068096.stm

The producer linked earlier does offer fair-trade cotton products:
http://www.talkingts.co.uk/organic%20fair%20trade.htm
I expect these are more expensive, but debian clothing seems like a
luxury product to me.

(When I questioned the fairness of debian clothing in general last
year, I was directed to ask the companies I buy from. When more
T-shirts are about to be made seems the ideal time to do that:-
http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2007/11/msg00038.html )

> PS. How long *is* a cotton picking minute?

I wonder if we're about to find out...

Best wishes,
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