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This is great news for Rust! Maybe I missed it in the post, but what is the name of the foundation? Rust Foundation?

>>TypeCa+(OP)
This is still a open question! We made no decision on the name yet.

>>TypeCa+(OP)
I always thought of Iron as the foundation for Rust. But then again, I'm told I like dad-jokes.

>>pietro+g
"Iron" seems like a fun/nice option.

>>elygre+44
This would unfortunately be confusing since iron is already a rust web framework.

>>pietro+g
Could call it Oxygen, or Oxidize, or something along those lines

>>pietro+g
The Fe foundation, or "FeFo" in short.

>>pietro+g
Personally I think anything beyond "Rust Foundation" or "Rust Language Foundation" risks merely confusion over purpose.

>>richar+Ng
I agree. Something like Rust Language Foundation has both the clarity and gravity that it deserves. We will always have crates and components for fun names.

>>TypeCa+(OP)
"All your references belong to us"...

Can be the motto..

>>Jarwai+He
Oxidize is taken by a Rust conference :). oxidizeconf.com

>>pietro+g
The "Ferrous Foundation" is appealingly alliterative. But it also makes it easier to expand the focus beyond Rust — which is probably a negative, because it makes it harder to concentrate on core competency.

Every foundation is engaged in a perpetual struggle over whether to expand its mission. But in the vast majority of cases, mission creep weakens the organization's ability to achieve its primary goals.

(Crafting a concise mission statement will help inoculate against mission creep, and should be done regardless.)

>>elygre+44
But the language is named after tree mould, not oxidized metal. :Shrug:

>>TypeCa+(OP)
The Krusty Krab?