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Re: [Fenfire-dev] 2nd request for comments for rules for non-profit asso
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Benja Fallenstein |
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Re: [Fenfire-dev] 2nd request for comments for rules for non-profit association |
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Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:09:47 +0300 |
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Alatalo Toni wrote:
i definitely don't want to nitpick about relatively unimportant things,
(like the name ;) but want the things move forward rapidly (to get the
software released and further development going etc. etc.), but:
I'm definitely not going to reply to relatively unimportant nitpicks
(like the name), but: =-) =-)
The association's name is *The Fenfire Foundation ry* and the seat is
.. is there some rationale for calling the association a foundation?
Here's the M-W dictionary entry for "foundation:"
...
2 : a basis (as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something
stands or is supported <the foundations of geometry> <the rumor is
without foundation in fact>
3 a : funds given for the permanent support of an institution :
ENDOWMENT b : an organization or institution established by endowment
with provision for future maintenance
4 : an underlying base or support; especially : the whole masonry
substructure of a building
...
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=foundation&x=0&y=0
The meaning you're thinking of, of course, is 3b, which is also the
legal definition of säätiö, I suppose. However, in Free Software, we
have the Free Software Foundation and the Apache Software Foundation,
neither of which are "that" type of foundation as far as I know, so I
thought we could name it in the same vein.
I like it because it sounds good :-)
as foundations are separate entities according to the law (right?),
Not according to American law, I believe, and certainly not according to
Finnish law: why would it use the English term? ;-)
might the officials even object that?
I'm hoping that the English term does *not* have a legal meaning in
Finland, and so I hope that (some legally opaque block) + "ry" will be
fine ;-)
- Benja