Re: [Fink-devel] Re: [PR] Fink is about to change, are you going to be part of it? Help us build the Fink Developer Network!

[Chris D. <ch...@ch...>]

On Mar 19, 2006, at 4:24 PM, David H. wrote:

> The things you mention are one area where I would agree with you.  
> However,
> there are other things tied into this, which are far better handled  
> by a
> cooperation. For example the Fink Logo has to be owned by  
> "someone". The
> individual ideas and ideas that are in the Fink package manager  
> might be
> something we wish to protect in the future. The name "Fink" might  
> be protected
> in the future and other things that are simply better handled by a  
> body that
> does not belong to a single individual. As we believe that Fink  
> belongs to the
> community we would like the things that "belong to Fink" also  
> belong to a
> "legal" community. The Board of directors is such a community in my  
> humble
> opinion.

Another good example would be finkmirrors.net.  I think all would  
agree that we'd be better off if an organization owned and managed  
that domain rather than burdening an individual with that  
responsibility.

Chris