[DG: Open Forum] Jasig and Sakai Announce Name for Proposed Foundation and Membership Vote on Merger

[Shoji Kajita]

Hi J-F:

We don't have a good translation for the word Apereo in Japanese. Or
we could say that the word Apereo is a quite neutral word in Japanese.

Shoji at Kyoto

At Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:37:26 +0100,
Jean-Francois Leveque wrote:
> 
> While Sakai sounds like the colloquial French "ça caille", Apereo sounds 
> like the colloquial French "apéro". What does it sound like in other 
> languages?
> 
> I wonder what merging the two words the other way to get "merto" would 
> have sounded in other languages. In French, it would have been close to 
> "marteau". A google search leads to family names and typos on metro.
> 
> Choosing a name for international use can be hard, don't you think?
> 
> Cheers for the Apereo Foundation! ;-)
> 
> J-F
> 
> On 20/03/2012 17:03, Josh Baron wrote:
> > NOTE: Attached are PDF versions of this announcement in English, Spanish
> > (Español) and French (Français) which also include the relevant hyperlinks.
> >
> > *Jasig and Sakai Announce Name for Proposed Foundation
> > and Membership Vote on Merger*
> >
> > Shortly after the 2011 EDUCAUSE Conference, Sakai and Jasig announced a
> > community naming process for the new, merged organization we proposed a
> > year before. We wanted suggestions for Foundation names that were
> > memorable and reflected the core values of the merged organization which
> > we previously articulated in the “ Value of a Common Foundation
> > <http://www.sakaiproject.org/sites/default/files/CommonFoundationValue1-1.pdf>
> > ”. In announcing the outcomes of this naming process today, it is
> > important to emphasize that the new organization will have a strong
> > focus on existing software communities and project brands. Names such as
> > Sakai and uPortal won’t go away, they will remain an essential element
> > of reaching constituents old and new.
> >
> > The Founding Board, which was elected by the Jasig and Sakai Foundation
> > Boards in October (2011)
> > <http://www.sakaiproject.org/news/jasig-and-sakai-foundations-finalize-merger-plans>
> > to take the lead on merger decisions, is excited to announce that the
> > name of the new organization we are proposing will be the *Apereo
> > Foundation *( listen to pronunciation
> > <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwZE-GJkLsdmRDNEVVlOQW5RY2FIUE93aWEzZDNKQQ/edit>
> > ). The name is a combination of community suggestions, and represents
> > the fusion of two Latin words, “ aperto
> > <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aperto> ”, which means “open” and “ mereo
> > <http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mereo> ”, meaning merit. Given the
> > importance of openness and meritocracy, in all its forms and flavors, to
> > both organizations as well as the larger open-source movement, the
> > merging of these Latin words to form Apereo resonated with the Founding
> > Board. Combining the suggestions was also helpful in securing the domain
> > name.
> >
> > We will begin to use Apereo as the name of the proposed new organization
> > in our communication moving forward. However this is not intended to
> > indicate the merger is complete; nor assumed as, most importantly, a
> > majority vote by our collective membership is required to gain approval.
> > To this end, the announcement of the proposed Foundation name is being
> > used to launch a larger communication initiative. Over the coming four
> > weeks we will release additional information, the first of which will be
> > posted the week of March 26th, and create opportunities for
> > conversations about the path ahead. These will include discussion lists,
> > webinars, and other opportunities for community engagement on issues
> > related to the merger. *This will culminate in a membership vote to
> > approve the merger which will take place in late-April 2012.*
> >
> > Finally, those who suggested the names we selected have generously
> > donated the prizes we were offering to participants in our forthcoming
> > June conference. We’ll come up with some exciting ideas to put them to
> > good use at the event!
> >
> > If you have questions or comments on the name please post them to the
> > Jasig-Sakai Collaboration Google Group (subscribe at:
> > http://groups.google.com/group/*jasig-sakai-collaboration* **
> > <https://groups.google.com/group/jasig-sakai-collaboration?hl=en> )
> >
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------
> > Joshua Baron
> > Senior Academic Technology Officer
> > Marist College
> > Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
> > (845) 575-3623 (work)
> > Twitter: JoshBaron
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