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Paola Di Maio

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Mar 22, 2024, 6:10:50 AMMar 22
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Ah, Frederik
Asia Commons, Open Source Thailand (70 members, everyone still alive?), so back from the dead!!!!!!! with memories of previous lives....

Thanks for posting

Would be good to hear what people have been up to in these years

After 5 years in Thailand, TWENTY YEARS AGO ALREADY  I went to UK and completed a PhD in 2012, then worked in India for one year at IIT Mandi, HP, then got lost in the Himalayas half of the time (the other half of the time I  continued to lead an apparent normal life). Have been teaching seminars and workshops when invited (I taught monks how to make herbal tinctures, and pharmacy students about regenerative medicine). After a few years on and off between UK and different countries in Asia, I have taken an interest in neuroscience and now producing open source protocols and wellness devices,
Please ping me anyone still around interested in collaborating on something
best wishes
PDM

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From: Frederick Noronha <frederic...@gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:58:28 +0530
Subject: Seeking contacts to those working on FLOSS/Free Libre and Open Source Software in India
Dear all,

Greetings from Goa... 

Just to let you know that I'm working on an ebook (possibly with a limited print run too) of a book called Who's Who of FOSS in India.  This is my attempt at building links and creating visibility for FOSS in India. It is open to anyone who is committed to the idea of promoting FOSS (Free and Open Source) in India, and has done something concrete to this goal -- coding, community organising, whatever...

If you agree, kindly share the details in the following format:

NAME:

EDUCATION: 

ALMA MATER (one or more institutions where you studied):

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO FOSS (FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE): 

YOUR CONTACTS (email, phone, WhatsApp, what you're comfortable with): 

HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE INDIA CONTRIBUTING MORE TO FOSS:

Please share a photo too, close-up and face-only, preferably informal and smiling!

(Kindly help me to share this with others who you feel should be included too.)

Thanks so much, FN 

Frederick Noronha (Ed) (1).png
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FN * +91-9822122436 * 784 Saligao 403511 Bardez Goa  

FN

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Mar 22, 2024, 8:38:23 AMMar 22
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Really nice to be in touch, Paola! Alive (if not kicking!) here... but all in good spirits.
After 2007, I took a long detour to do some locally relevant work. It's so easy to feel that we are "only talking and doing nothing", so this was essential.Spent the last 17 years creating books, mostly non-fiction and in English, a few in other languages, in Goa on the west coast of India. We [http://goa1556.in], a small not-for-profit organisation, managed to create approx 170 titles. 
Somewhere in between, I took a detour and did a PhD (English Department, Goa University) on publishing in 20th century Goa.
I am now back on writing on GNU/Linux and other things "free and open". Trying to pick up some threads where I last left them... and feeling like a Rip Van WInkle! 
Your life and times do seem interesting. Didn't know you were in HP! 
Best wishes, FN

Paola Di Maio

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Mar 26, 2024, 9:44:59 AMMar 26
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Fred and everone, in the spirit of reconnecting, lets make aspirations for Open Commons Asia as follows

1. That we can put together a map of spaces and people doing OS projects throughout Asia  and organize one or more unconferences so that we can stay in touch  and continue to support each other

2, Continue to explore ways of making a living while producing their open source stuff. For example, in releasing open source protocols and design patterns, I am just  motivated by sharing knowledge BUT as I look for funding', the funders want to see the business plan to get their return on investment and honestly, I have absolutely nothing to show
Can we do an unconference where people who are making a living AND doing open source technology one way or another (including manuals, guides on github etc) can teach everyone else how to stay economically viable?

3. Can we discuss in an open and civilized way the touchy topics like dark influence and manipulative narratives and mind control and economic power and social evolution etc-

There is so much to say about decentralization, truth, realization, open source, emancipation and mind control
There must be people throughout Asia will to connect, virtually, to continue important work or at a minimum to say hi

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