Re: LinkedIn Group & Company

[Bastien <bzg@altern.org>]

Hi Neil,

Neil Smithline <emacs-orgmode@neilsmithline.com> writes:

> - I don't think the Org Mode group was announced to this email list.
> Problem resolved with this email :-D

Thanks.  

> - I would like to create a LinkedIn Company for Org Mode. LinkedIn
> allows you to list charitable work you have done for organizations. I
> have listed Org Mode as an organization as an ad hoc organization to
> which I have donated. I think it would be nice to have an official
> company/organization for people to list Org Mode in their LinkedIn
> profile. I think it would benefit individuals to be able to list an
> official company and benefit Org Mode to have the extra publicity. 
>
> Assuming the powers that be think having an official LinkedIn company
> /organization is a good idea, I can either create it or leave it to
> one of the major Org Mode engineers to create it. (Instructions
> available at  http://j.mp/TmQK5R).

I'm not fond of having a "company", since Org is no company.
It is not an association either.  So all this would be confusing.

Of course, Org is not trademarked, so anyone is free to do whatever 
he thinks is good/fun.  But I would not join such a "company".

2 cts,

-- 
 Bastien