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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>At
the recent OSonOSinOZ Peggy Holman posted a topic on “Giving
Back”.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A number of us
gathered to look at the dynamic of giving in the context of the OS
community.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>In a wide ranging
discussion we touched on a number of key points:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<ul style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm' type=square>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>That open space is
     embodied with a spirit of generosity<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>That the process of
     giving and serving has unexpected benefits personally and for the
     community<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>That reciprocity within a
     spirit of generosity is not an transaction of “I give to you, you
     give to me” rather like the breath of life it is an act of giving
     forward, giving unconditionally<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>That receiving is a more
     challenging prospect that giving<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>On a
practical level, we talked about the generosity of the OSLIST as a key
community resource of the OS community.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
</span>Some questions we wanted to share with our community are <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;
tab-stops:list 39.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;
mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Are there barriers to giving and receiving in the OS
community?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;
tab-stops:list 39.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;
mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Where is our marketplace for giving to care for and
strengthen the OS community?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;
tab-stops:list 39.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;
mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>How to us each open space programme/interaction as an
invitation to open more space?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5;
tab-stops:list 39.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;
mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>        
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>How do we model generosity and sharing information?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>An on
a really practical level we identified a couple of things that would make a
difference to the care of the community and extending the initiation to open
space:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<ul style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm' type=square>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Finding an easy way to navigate
     to OS stories with similar themes on the OSLIST or in other place<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo8;tab-stops:list 36.0pt'><font
     size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Extending the OS
     resources into a bigger range of languages – e.g. Haitian, Mandarin<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>How
does each of us live in that spirit of generosity, and how do we strengthen our
practice of that generous spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:address><st1:Street><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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  font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;
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style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-no-proof:yes'>Tel:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>+64 4 4732702<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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