[erklik]

Because that would mean a very small amount of t-shirts go out. I think people think of DO a little too much. This isn't some altruistic action to better Open Source. It's a marketing gimmick.

Less shirts going out == less shirts being worn == less DO's name plastered on every programmers' bodies.

This is not to say that Hacktoberfest hasn't been helpful for some Open Source projects but let's not pretend that DO's main goal isn't marketing.

(BTW, there is nothing wrong with that, they are a company who wants to earn money, and this way, they help Open Source a little bit too)

[j1elo]

They shoud worry about the bad pr they get from the consequences of their careless marketing actions. But granted, we won't collectively start making t-shirts about it, so I guess in November everybody will forget and move on.