Re: [seul-edu] Getting started: Forming a coalition to promote freeandopen toolsand content in education

[Dave Prentice <dprentice@uno.edu>]

COFEE - Coalition for Open/Free Expansion in Education?
or ... Enlightenment in Education?
or ... Enhancements in Education?
or ... Empowerment in Education?
or ... Emplacement in Education?
or ... Endeavors in Education?
or ... Enrichment in Education?
or ... Environments in Education?
or ... Excogitation in Education? (huh?)
or ... Evangelization in Education? (I think this is my favorite.)

Dave Prentice
prentice@instruction.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Dingledine <arma@mit.edu>
To: seul-edu@seul.org <seul-edu@seul.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Getting started: Forming a coalition to promote
freeand open toolsand content in education


>On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 12:11:36AM -0000, David M. Bucknell wrote:
>> *Name: Cofee is a good idea. COFE might be good enough, though? What do
people
>> think? Possible? Could use the "obvious" logo idea anyway, couldn't we?
>>
>> Coalition for Free/Open Solution in Education rather than "Software" is
my
>> preference, in order to make "content" part of the bargain. Thoughts on
this?
>
>If we're going with an acronym, I like the idea of an acronym that
>doesn't start with an O. Seems like all but a few of them do, and I can
>never keep them straight.
>
>That's my contribution. :) COFE sounds as good as any other, as far as
>acronyms with no inherent meaning go.
>
>> *Trying to attract the interest of Open Source Writers group is a great
idea,
>> too. Is this possible?
>
>Well, the text as http://www.oswg.org/ makes it look like an uphill
>battle. I can check with Deb to see what she's been up to lately. I will
>do that once we are further along here.
>
>--Roger
>
>