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

Wed Mar 21 09:03:06 PDT 2012

In Spanish is close to 'Apareo', meaning 'Matching' but also 'Mating'. 
So we have Sakai and JASIG matching/mating ;-)

Regards,
Rafael

El 21/03/2012 07:09 a.m., Jean-Francois Leveque escribió:
> I need a recording of you pronouncing it with a slight American accent
> to be sure. :)
>
> J-F
>
> On 21/03/2012 11:11, Adam Marshall wrote:
>> Surely 'merto' (when pronounced with a slight American accent)  is not a nice sounding word in French? :)
>>
>> adam
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: openforum-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:openforum-
>>> bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Shoji Kajita
>>> Sent: 21 March 2012 10:09
>>> To: Jean-Francois Leveque
>>> Cc: openforum at collab.sakaiproject.org
>>> Subject: Re: [DG: Open Forum] Jasig and Sakai Announce Name for Proposed
>>> Foundation and Membership Vote on Merger
>>>
>>> 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 "・a caille", Apereo sounds
>>>> like the colloquial French "ap・ro". 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
>>>>> (Espa・ol) and French (Fran・ais) 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/CommonFoundationValue
>>> 1-1.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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