Hi! yes this seems to be a very good idea +1
I like the argument that a network does not necessarily need to have a center.. Best regards from Vienna to all of you! Martin Am Sonntag, 21. September 2014 schrieb Nurunnaby Hasive : > Hi All, > +1 for OK International. OKI for short - perfect.. :) > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Yamila García <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Hi all! >> +1 Internacional is ok! >> Regards! >> El 20/09/2014 18:59, "Denis Parfenov" <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >> escribió: >> >> +1 for OK International. OKI for short - perfect ;-) >>> >>> On 20 September 2014 22:08, alberto abella <[email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 OK international >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 2014-09-18 at 17:27 +0100, Irina Bolychevsky wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm +1 on OKInternational and it can be OKI for short :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ira >>>> >>>> >>>> On 17 September 2014 20:15, Everton Zanella Alvarenga <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Naomi and all, >>>> >>>> >>>> these observations are good. I like best the idea of *Open Knowledge >>>> Internation* (*OKInternational*) instead. Already used this name in an >>>> e-mail I just sent in another conversation. I'll use OKInternational, but >>>> sure will listen to other ideas to come until we find a consensus. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> P. S. If someday we discover intelligent life in other planets, I >>>> suggest change to Open Knowledge Universal, if there isn't one already or >>>> planets where we don't need to open up knowledge created by these exotic >>>> aliens. >>>> >>>> >>>> P. P. S. At the university I've studied, University of São Paulo, at >>>> the Clock Square it is written "In the universe of culture the center >>>> is everywhere >>>> <http://obasculante.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/foto-reloj-usp.jpg>", >>>> said by Miguel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Reale>Reale >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Reale>. I'd say the same for the >>>> commons of knowledge. :) >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014-09-17 9:58 GMT-03:00 Naomi Lillie <naomi >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>. >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>lillie >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>@ >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>okfn >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>.org >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>>: >>>> >>>> Hi Tom & all, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Interesting! Personally, I am in two minds about this. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> To me, calling the non-profit organisation 'Open Knowledge Global' >>>> implies we would then speak for all the global groups, as a sort of >>>> collective or overall representative of all the individual Chapters, Local >>>> Groups, Working Groups and other community groups and individuals. As you >>>> know, this may not always be appropriate - different groups have different >>>> aims and methods, and - for example - if 'Open Knowledge Global' were to >>>> write a thought-leadership blog on successful lobbying, that could damage >>>> the reputation of groups in areas where lobbying is perceived as anarchic >>>> or subversive. 'Central' seems more representative of a supportive >>>> administrative hub, which I would say is closer to my understanding of the >>>> role the non-profit organisation currently undertakes, or seeks to >>>> undertake. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On the other hand, I agree there isn't a 'centre' of Open Knowledge >>>> (if there is, I want the key!!). The non-profit organisation doesn't >>>> dictate what groups do or say, the lines of communication aren't radiating >>>> out from a centre, the groups aren't gathered 'around the centre'; 'global' >>>> allows for a more amorphous cloud of multiple communication streams, and >>>> less hierarchy. Also being called 'OKCentral' has sometimes given the >>>> impression that the most usual geographic location for OKCentral to meet - >>>> London, Berlin or Cambridge - is therefore its 'capital' or office. in the >>>> case of London and Cambridge, this is exacerbated by the fact that there is >>>> no established Local Group, and many people assume 'OKCentral' is the same >>>> as 'OK-UK' or 'OK-England'. 'Global' may go some way to address this >>>> misconception and/or help us move away from this habit. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> There are examples of other organisations and communities being >>>> called 'international' - for example Amnesty International and Greenpeace >>>> International - perhaps people involved in those groups could share >>>> information about what the 'international' there implies and means in >>>> practise, and we could see whether that model fits with what we all are or >>>> hope to be? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I would love to hear more from people on this list about what you >>>> think and/or have experienced, as well as Local Group and Working Group >>>> leaders - here looping in on CC. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks Tom for the thought-provoking suggestion! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Naomi (speaking for myself only) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 16 September 2014 16:02, Julio Feliciano <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive <[email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Pieter Colpaert < >>>> [email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> Op 15 sep. 2014 13:18 schreef "Rufus Pollock" < >>>> [email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>>: >>>> >>>> >>>> Very good suggestion Tom - we sort of fell into the "Central" >>>> by accident (btw it was always intended to convey coordination and support >>>> rather than direction). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If others were happy with the "Global" moniker rather than >>>> "Central" I think this would make perfect sense as a change. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Rufus >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13 September 2014 16:12, Everton Zanella Alvarenga < >>>> [email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> >>>> I believe for we work as a network, we shouldn't have a >>>> center. Thus I'd like to suggest henceforth to call Open Knowledge Central >>>> of Open Knowledge Global (OKCentral -> OKGlobal). 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