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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear OpenID Community Members:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Before I begin this email, let me thank the
team, and the whole OpenID Europe Community; everyone has been hard at work for
1.5 years now, and all that good work has yielded major advances for OpenID in
all the corners of Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Of course, our OIDE Foundation is still wet
behind the ears, and we must continue to grow it wisely—with YOUR help, and the
help of all the individuals, businesses and corporations who will join us. I
have traced a path for OpenID in Europe, for I know that the best is yet to
come. “Bravo” to all of you, and my heartfelt thanks for the efforts and time
each one of you has devoted to OpenID.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>To give you an example of what I am talking
about, I received this morning a request from students in Macedonia (a country
located to the North of Greece), highly motivated to develop an OpenID
Community. These people are living proof that there are competent and passionate
people who propel OpenID, wishing to make it a reality in Europe, and all over
the world…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Speaking of the which, and to answer the
pressing requests from Anh and Ishvar—who have floated a few months ago the
idea of re-creating in Asia what we did in Europe by creating an Asian
Community/Foundation on <a href="http://www.openidasia.org">www.openidasia.org</a>
–-asking me to become their advisor for this project...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Although I am plenty busy working for OpenID
in Europe, I have gladly accepted their offer. I will immediately assist in the
implementation of that organization, in which I personally strongly believe,
with the utmost respect for Asia’s specific needs. I will need someone to
assist me in the daily operation of OpenID Europe while I am working on the
OpenID.asia Project. If you feel up to the task of helping in handling the
day-to-day European operations and promotional efforts, —do not hesitate to
contact us if you think you are this person at <a
href="mailto:openid@openideurope.eu">openid@openideurope.eu</a> or/and <a
href="mailto:eu@openid.net">eu@openid.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I am not letting any moss grow on my feet…
We have already assured that the OpenID domain name under that brand new TLD <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.asia">.asia</a> is firmly owned and
reserved. I will devote that domain name (<a href="http://www.OpenID.asia">www.OpenID.asia</a>)
to that great project, provided it preserves the spirit of the Foundation and
the Community, and is not simply be used to become an OP (and in doing so,
avoiding the pitfalls that befell OpenID.org or OpenID.eu).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>If you are interested in joining “Project
OpenID.asia,” and are ready to make the necessary efforts to organize a large
OpenID Community in Asia, in all the necessary Asiatic languages… please
contact me directly in the next few weeks (<a href="mailto:snorri@snorri.eu">snorri@snorri.eu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Best regards to all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Snorri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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