http://www.hellotux.comHELLOTUX Bloghttp://www.hellotux.com/feed.php http://www.hellotux.com/What-do-the-best-distros-do-to-make-their-merch-more-popular Free software developers and Linux distributions are constantly joining our project. We are always glad to have any new partners. We adapt their new logo for embroidery, test the embroidery (usually it takes more than 10 embroiders to ensure the logo looks good), choose relevant colors,  make samples and coordinate with partners. The whole process can take about a month. Finally, we launch embroidery of a new logo, a lot of work is done, but we only sell one or two T-shirts or even none at all. Our new partner asks us how sales are going, but there are no sales. For our part, we always send e-mails about new products to our subscribers and also post photos of new embroideries on Mastodon, but that's not enough.  http://www.hellotux.com/Linux-and-FLOSS-barrel-bags--a-good-opportunity This October, I was asked by the local school to teach computer science to children. Now, I'm not only teaching, I'm also trying to extend our Linux collection here at HELLOTUX! http://www.hellotux.com/OpenVPN-at-HELLOTUX There is a free software (with GPL license) that makes us feel secure in all four corners of the world. It makes our network traffic safe, and it connects us to our homes and workplaces. It's a software we set up for ourselves, but big corporations with thousands of employees are using it, too. http://www.hellotux.com/2025_02_16_Finally-a-Linux-gaming-console I like compact and portable things, and I like playing video games. These two combine very well in the form of portable gaming consoles. I previously had a Linux-based (Raspbian?) Anbernic RG353V retro handheld console. It was interesting, but it was also very hard getting some games working and it also lacked power.Recently, I was looking on the used market for a PlayStation 5 and I saw a Steam Deck for a price that I could afford, so I ended up buying one for $240. http://www.hellotux.com/Emotionally-connected-cotton-shirts Our T-shirts and polo shirts are 100% cotton, and our sweatshirts and jackets are 80% cotton – because cotton is a natural textile, very comfortable to wear, soft, breathable and durable. But the growing of cotton needs large amounts of water, pesticides and large areas of fertile land. Pollution through pesticides has a big influence on the environment, and it will take a long time to recover. One kilogram of cotton requires 8,000–10,000 liters of water (the weight of one T-shirt is about 200 grams). A lot of energy and earth’s resources are spent to produce cotton products, so we should be more careful with our clothes and try to use them for as long as possible. http://www.hellotux.com/Wine-and-Linux-with-Wine-shirts We are still searching for the Tux with beer boot screen. Our old friend has become very popular at our shop, so it would be interesting to find the original source. And we made an alternative Tux with wine, for those who prefer not only beer. http://www.hellotux.com/Shipping-labels-the-Linux-way We have started using shipping labels on most of our international parcels, instead of plastic pouches. This is a small step towards making less plastic garbage; not our first and not our last one. Customs documentation can be made online, so to most destinations, plastic pouches provided by FedEx can be replaced with a small sticker. As usual, we are not searching for the easiest way (buying a ZPL label printer), but the Linux-way. http://www.hellotux.com/Go-mail-and-HELLOTUX-shirts My wife Maria asked me today if I know how many countries of the world people are using our Linux shirts in. I made a quick check, and the number is 84.Most of them are from Europe and North America, but orders often come from Australia, Asia and South America as well. Some African Linux users show their commitment to Linux with our shirts too, especially from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Tanzania and South Africa. http://www.hellotux.com/About-colors What is the favorite color of t-shirts at Hellotux? Of course, black. All our items are available in black. For professional computer users, it is a very important color, not only because it is comfortable to use, but there is no dirt visible and it makes you look slimmer. I think this color has special mystical meaning. Maybe one day I will learn the answer :))))But today, I don't want to write about black t-shirts. Yes, we have other colors which you can try. For long time I preferred dark shades too in my clothes, but now I use all colors. I think, we need some bright spots around, it makes us more optimistic.Dark blue is a good alternative to black. All embroidered Linux logos look perfect on it. http://www.hellotux.com/2024_01_11_New-openSUSE-shirts Did you know that openSUSE has a new logo? The openSUSE logo contest's winner is a nice gecko by LCP (Stasiek Michalski). http://www.hellotux.com/2023_12_06_Winter-Linux-or-Linux-with-beer My wife, Maria made classical Winter Tux embroidery for the upcoming holidays. But I prefer my old friend – Tux with beer. So she made another one. http://www.hellotux.com/Gentoo-is-back After a long break, Gentoo is back at the Linux collection of HELLOTUX, and Larry the Cow is here as well! http://www.hellotux.com/My-religion-doesnt-allow-me-to-use-MS-PowerPoint My daughter is nine years old, and as everybody in my family, she is a Debian GNU/Linux user. She had an exam in the end of the school-year on the subject of  "digital culture". The teacher of this subject kindly told me that she will have to have basic skills of making presentations on the computer. http://www.hellotux.com/Perl-and-Perl-Foundation-shirts I'm happy to announce our new Perl and Perl Foundation shirts, hoodies and jackets! http://www.hellotux.com/Debian-12-Bookworm-and-Privacy-Guides The Debian 12 'Bookworm' and Privacy Guides shirts and sweatshirts are here! http://www.hellotux.com/Black-Linux-hoodies-and-jackets-are-back Hoodies and jackets came back in your favorite black color. http://www.hellotux.com/2023_04_12_Ubuntu-Unity-is-here-too I'm happy to announce the official Ubuntu Unity t-shirts and polo shirts. http://www.hellotux.com/Rocky-Linux-t-shirts-and-sweatshirts Today, I'm happy to announce the official embroidered Rocky Linux t-shirts and sweatshirts. The Rocky Linux team asked us if we can make them to have an official shop in Europe as well.Here we are, and Rocky Linux polo shirts are arriving soon too. http://www.hellotux.com/Back-from-DebConf--new-Ubuntu-shirts We are back from the DebConf (the annual Debian developer conference) and from our holiday. It was great to see again the people who are working not only on Debian, but their ideas, their work is in all the Debian derivatives, like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. http://www.hellotux.com/New-Linux-Mint-shirts Our first big announcement at HELLOTUX back in 2011 was about the embroidered Linux Mint shirts. Now, here are the new, Linux Mint shirts and sweatshirts, with the ring logo.