[Typo3-dev] TYPO3company / -foundation / -organisation

[dan frost]

Let's start a new thread!! >>>

GOTO "braindump: Typo3 foundation"

dan

Rene Suthoelder wrote:
> i totally agree on the foundation idea!
> 
> some thoughts
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> - having a typo3 foundation, we could (more) easily collect money from
> individuals/companies since it is clearly defined where the money goes to
> (if you search the various lists for "money" there are already some threads
> about "fund raising" for certain extensions which claim to need (financial)
> sponsoring (DAM, workflow etc.).)
> - a foundation  shows continuity and trustwortyness of the whole project so
> it would be a good marketing message
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> rene
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> "Robert Lemke" <rl at robertlemke.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:mailman.2001.1086594344.6288.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
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>>Hey Dan,
>>
>>On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 02:11, dan frost wrote:
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>>>I haven't completely followed this thread -  but the foundation is a
>>>great idea. I think very, very, very,,, (i<1000 ; i++) strongly that we
>>>NEED, more than almost anything, an international
>>>foundation/organisation for development Typo3 at the code- and
>>>marketing-levels.
>>>
>>>So this gets my vote
>>
>>Yes, we do need a TYPO3 company or foundation. There currently are
>>concrete thoughts about founding such an organisation. But in my opinion
>>this must be Kaspers initiative as it's Kaspers baby.
>>
>>Things have started already behind the scenes so I suggest as for the
>>foundation just leave it for a while and wait what happens.
>>
>>Anyways, now we have two threads in one:
>>
>>   - TYPO3conference
>>   - TYPO3company / -foundation / -organisation
>>
>>I think both are interesting, I'm especially interested in the latter:
>>
>>   - Why would you want a TYPO3company / -foundation / -organisation ?
>>
>>   - What role should play such an organisation in the field of
>>     agencies, the community, developers etc.? What jobs should be done
>>     by the members of such an organisation?
>>
>>   - Who should be part of such an organisation? (Possibly don't put
>>     names here, but rather describe the role of those people)
>>
>>Have a nice monday ...
>>
>>-- 
>>robert
>>
>>"They placed me on this earth without a manual.
>> And I dare to say, I'm doing just fine without ;)"
>>
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