On Mon, 2002-10-07 at 17:13, R. Scott Belford wrote: > > I see a common theme here of education, but wouldn't it be better to > > name the > > non-profit to something slightly more general, so that in the future we > > can use > > it for helping other non-school related entities? Libraries, Youth > > Centers, etc... > > Yes. Great suggestion. It should be more general.
Wayne highly recommended keeping the Foundation name specific with "Education" because that may sound more sincere, and may attract more donations. I think that "Education" can also imply that we do non-school things, as we do Educate business people in Open Source solutions too. > I like the name. You both are right in that it should be more general. > There certainly are groups other than schools that could really benefit. > Let's generalize. I like how the following rolls of the tongue: > > Hawaiian Open Source Technology Foundation > or > Hawaiian Foundation for Open Source Technology > I like these names too, but I favor a name with "Education" and agree with Wayne's recommendation. Thoughts? Warren
