Hi All, +1 for OK International. OKI for short - perfect.. :) On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Yamila García <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all! > +1 Internacional is ok! > Regards! > El 20/09/2014 18:59, "Denis Parfenov" <[email protected]> > escribió: > > +1 for OK International. OKI for short - perfect ;-) >> >> On 20 September 2014 22:08, alberto abella <[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]> >>> 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 <[email protected]>. >>> <[email protected]>lillie <[email protected]>@ >>> <[email protected]>okfn <[email protected]>.org >>> <[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]> wrote: >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> >>> On Sep 15, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Pieter Colpaert < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Op 15 sep. 2014 13:18 schreef "Rufus Pollock" < >>> [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]> 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). And we work hard to work in this >>> way. >>> >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) >>> >>> Open Knowledge Brasil - Rede pelo Conhecimento Livre >>> http://br.okfn.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> okfn-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> *Rufus Pollock* >>> >>> *Founder and President | skype: rufuspollock |@rufuspollock >>> <https://twitter.com/rufuspollock>* >>> >>> *Open Knowledge <http://okfn.org/>** - s**ee how data can change >>> the world* >>> >>> *http://okfn.org/ <http://okfn.org/> | @okfn >>> <http://twitter.com/OKFN> | Open Knowledge on Facebook >>> <https://www.facebook.com/OKFNetwork> | **Blog <http://blog.okfn.org/>* >>> >>> >>> The Open Knowledge Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation. >>> It is incorporated in England & Wales as a company limited by guarantee, >>> with company number 05133759. 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