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This is still a open question! We made no decision on the name yet.

>>pietro+(OP)
"Iron" seems like a fun/nice option.

>>pietro+(OP)
Could call it Oxygen, or Oxidize, or something along those lines

>>pietro+(OP)
The Fe foundation, or "FeFo" in short.

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

>>richar+xg
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.

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

>>pietro+(OP)
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.)