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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> fsug-bangalore-bounces@mm.gnu.org.in
[mailto:fsug-bangalore-bounces@mm.gnu.org.in] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Vikram
Vincent<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 10, 2008 2:32 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Free
Software Users Group - Bangalore<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [FSUG-Bangalore] OT:
Appeal for Bihar relief fund<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote dir=ltr>2008/9/10 renuka prasad <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
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<DIV>LETS contribute to fsf-india and request fsf-india to forward the funds
to the relief fund.....if at all we are so concerned about free
softwares,brothers and sisters in bihar...... and the integrity of our
nation...<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>I have not seen any appeal from FSF-India regarding flood relief or
any thing else. If FSF-India does so in the future then fine. But now that
a team has taken up that task let us support them.<BR
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=256331309-10092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>what is wrong if friends from the free software movement want to support
relief.....its about COMMUNITY participation ..... and many of them from bihar
are making earnest appeals .... in fact i would be sad if my personal
friend talked a lot about COMMUNITY and restricited it to SOFTWARE alone.
however these are just my opinion...
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=256331309-10092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>things there are really bad...some friends of mine are involved in relief
efforts...one of them is planning to go there for 10 days. anyone wanting to go
do let us know. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=256331309-10092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>there will also be a team leaving from chennai on the 15th with
considerable amount of relief material...anyone planning to go should be
physically fit and should stay for atelast 10 days .. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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color=#0000ff size=2>some of them ( large number of CLOSED SOFTWARE volunteers
from blr along with a large number of vols worldwide ) were also
invovled in Tsunami relief efforts and they made a lot of
difference </FONT> <FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>... also it
was a very different COMMUNITY experience for many of us </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=256331309-10092008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>BGVS ( Bharathiya Gyan Vignyan Samithi) has also setup relief camps in 7
districts .. i feel we can support bgvs or other orgns having field presence ...
and a plan to reach relief material there to the affected asap
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