In Praise of Murli

[Proteus Communications]

What a remarkable story.  And what a remarkable testament to the power of
invitation and of opening space.   We don't always see the hidden ways this
invitation works its magic; I suspect there are many more such stories of
lives being touched (as mine has) by the contributions of generous,
invisible, individuals (like Murli).

With gratitude 

Kathryn


Kathryn Thomson
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Proteus Communications
proteus at shawbiz.ca
 
Some doors open only from the inside  Hafiz                            

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Harrison
Owen
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 11:46 AM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: In Praise of Murli

Many people have commented on the quality and vitality of this wonderful
OSLIST. Some have even wondered how we did it - hoping to copy the approach
for their own organization. Needless to say they were disappointed to learn
that OSLIST seems to happen pretty much by itself - self organizing as it
were. Well that is almost true, but there is one well kept secret.

Some many years ago Murli Nagasundaram came to an Open Space event, an
OSONOS I believe. As he was leaving he asked whether we might want a
listserve in order to stay in contact. And since he worked for Boise State
in something to do with computers, he could and would make the necessary
arrangements. All the rest is history, but part of that history has been a
well kept secret - Murli. I can't ever remember seeing him online, nor can I
remember ever seeing him face-to-face again. But not a day goes by that I am
not thankful for his continuing presence, and of course also for the
computer capacity of Boise State. They run OSLIST as a public service, we
have never been charged - and when things get a little screwy, as recently -
the fix is virtually instantaneous. 

So here's to Murli with many thanks!

Harrison 

Harrison Owen
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