Zope Corporation has begun the process of creating a Zope Foundation. The Zope Foundation will provide a mechanism for managing the various Zope projects (e.g., Zope 2, the Zope CMF, Zope 3, and other Zope community projects) in a vendor neutral way. The Foundation will have global copyrights over the Zope source code (to include Zope 2, Zope 3, and any other projects managed by the Foundation) as well as a limited, world-wide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license to use the Zope trademarks (i.e., "Zope" and the "Circle Z") to brand its software releases. In addition, zope.org will be operated and maintained by the Foundation. The Foundation's governance mechanisms are being developed by taking the most appropriate ideas from other leading open source projects. These mechanisms are being developed and legally reviewed. We will launch the Foundation by or before the end of October 2005. We have scheduled an IRC session to answer questions from the community about the Foundation. IRC Session Summary: - Who: Zope Corp and Zope Community - What: IRC session to discuss the Zope Foundation - When: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10a - 12p (US EDT) - Where: irc.freenode.net #zope Please send specific questions to: mailto:irc_agenda_topics@zope.com We hope to see you there! Regards, Rob -- Rob Page V: 540.361.1710 Zope Corporation F: 703.995.0412