Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

What about tmo.org? anyone likes it?

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

Well, three things led me to this conclusion:
1) the name of the legal entity has probably no impact whatsoever on the life of NXXX or tmo users, as they won't see it ever (or very few times), hence the debate is moot
2) Paperwork has probably allready begun with the hildon name
3) Aeolus fundation already exists, and Aeolos is already a company, so it's probably not best to use this name, if only it's possible. Hildon is not used by anyone else for any other purpose, probably safer.

hope that makes sense.

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

The paperwork hadn't begun yet with the Hildon name as we were waiting on the discussion. Thanks for the info about Aeolus Foundation - I guess we will go with Hildon.

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

EDIT:

How about Amigo Foundation?

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

In my opinion Aeolus is a much better name, if it comes to obtaining recognisability outside the given community... It's abstractness is kind of trendy, and that's what matters for recognisability.

But if the name is just for a foundation that only has to function as a legal persona in matters that are/will be of imminent but only internal-practical concern, than Hildon Foundation seems more functional and also gives more recognisability within the framework of the function such a foundation should/will have.

Never posted before, but have been silently following for some years now. Just wanted to add my 2 cents.

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

1)
Well, some of us saw it & found it to be odd, the councillors said by all means discuss another, one even agreed it probably isn't the most appropriate name.
Interesting that you now take this viewpoint given your first contribution in this thread:
And given your agreement with this post....

2)
If it has, refer to (1)....

3)
Oh so you meant Hildon Foundation, in your last post you typed Fundation, seems you have in your latest post too.
Not sure why you're assuming I have a preference for that name or variants, I haven't yet settled on any, plus several others have been suggested.
But on the topic of that name or variants....
Whether or not a foundation by that name exists, doesn't necessarily mean it can't be re-used in the US state in which it's being registered, ditto for the co. name.
They're generic Latin/Greek names* for which no one has exclusive naming rights. Even if both of those revelations do matter (which I doubt**) there's still Eolos.
Unless you meant Eolos (not Aeolos) is already used by a company, in which case refer to my prior points.

Hope that makes sense.

*Well Aeolos is a made-up name, devised from Eolos.
**Both the foundation & co. referenced aren't in a field even mildly related to this community.

So what if a foundation by that name already exists? Doesn't automatically mean another can't exist without issue.
And what about the many other suggestions???
Sure Hildon's your preference, doesn't mean you just push ahead with it, esp. when it was the council that suggested it be put to a discussion :confused:
I PM'd one of the councillors 3-days ago to get clarification on whether it really is critical that a name be settled on ASAP.
(In one of his earlier posts, Woody seemed to suggest that it is...)
i.e. if time is of the essence, can you not just proceed with registering as Hildon & change it later once a majority consensus is reached?
I've still not had a response to that PM (usr hasn't been active @maemo.org lately), perhaps you can help there?
Not everything's been fleshed-out in the by-laws thread yet anyway, I would've thought it's more important & requires as much or more time.

Apologies for not placing all the suggestions (& a summary explanation for each) in the OP & tallying-up the votes (or maybe creating a Poll).
I've been extremely busy, plus I've not yet had a response to the PM's I've sent...

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

libremobile.org

Its free, I think? (mobilelibre.org is not)
It is about open free mobile OSs and devices.

(TMO -> TLMO)

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

We're not discussing domain or community site names yet...
That will only be considered after the transition's completed, a discusion can probably begin before then though (separate thread).
This thread's about naming the NFP entity that's being formed.

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

Ok, but NFP entity would be good to be visible in the site name also if possible.
Libre Mobile Guild/Foundation, Guild of Libre Mobile, ...

Re: We need a name for the NFP entity that we're changing to: add your suggestions!
 

Hmm... then what about The Aeolos Guild (TAG) ?