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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Hi all <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Thanks for this interesting and rich discussion. I
thought I’d just share what we are in the process of, in the Genuine
Contact community – creating a virtual home based on open source. We had
the experience of losing our online space once when “Smartgroups”
disappeared, and that was no fun. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>We do invest quite a lot of funds into this. I think that
one of the keys is to make it user friendly enough to allow as many as possible
to take part. We also like it to be multifunctional so it is a real “home”.
I would love the idea to see if we could cooperate on this – we’re
doing it anyway...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Garamond'>Thomas Herrmann (also member on Facebook, LinkedIn, Ning
and wherever...)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Garamond'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=SV style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Från:</span></font></b><font
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w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName> [mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>För </span></b>christine koehler<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Skickat:</span></b> den 17 november 2009
10:15<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Till:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ämne:</span></b> Re: Come join us at Open
Space Technology World Community Ning site!!</span></font><span lang=SV><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I think I'd like to jump into this conversation as it resonnates with
many of my present concerns.<br>
As an Open Space and self-organization lover, I understand the interest and
huge possibilities of open source tools and would naturally turn toward them.
That's probably why I have an OpenId for years now (since the very beginning I
think of the Open Id movement, thanks to people who are related to this OS
community), even if I don't get I am sure what it may mean.<br>
<br>
Yet, as a non-tech person,well... that's simple : I don't know what to chose, I
can't follow all the new possibilities that emerge every 6 months -if not
quicker- , and when I do take time to find out what is best for the time being,
then I don't have the skills to handle those open tools properly.<br>
<br>
And for people like me, today's worls is just wonderful : I can pay for it, if
I have money, or I can get free stuff like Ning communities, Facebook
etc.. that do solve all these technical questions for me. <br>
Of course, I know that in this world, everything has a cost : maybe they give
me things free but then will want to get it back for $$$ by selling my
information to corporations. Well, I guess they will. <br>
But my alternative is : doing nothing and not giving any of my personal datas
to big bad corporations ( that, as OST facilitator, are my potential
clients by the way) <br>
or<br>
taking this risk and use the possibilities offered by the internet.<br>
<br>
Now, if someone like Kaliya offers help and skills, well, that's wonderful ! As
wonderful as the current possibilities. Thanks to all of you who made things
happen !<br>
<br>
No doubt for me the choice is similar : someone handle this technical stuff, as
I never will be able to do it and don't want to learn it. To a certain extand,
I'll have to trust this people.<br>
<br>
This community is self-organized, nobody has the autority to say "let's do
this" and all will follow. What I appreciate is that people who want
that new things happen explain what and why then want it. I guess their
passion will make other people follow them !<br>
<br>
Kaliya, if you explain what criteria are now important to consider when chosing
some new tools, explain where we can find them and how to use them,
and share the reasons behind your choices, I would really
appreciate this sharing of knowledge.<br>
<br>
I have also had the tentation to create a Ning community for OS in <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I
can see that people from IT field are not very open to this. But as long as
noone helps find a better solution and handle it, what can I do ?...<br>
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