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| === Separate MOUs? ===
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| Separate MOUs are needed - for Appropedia (specific, tailored) as well as for [[OSN]] (more standard)?
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| Appropedia and XXX agree to jointly support the Open Sustainability Network (OSN). OSN is a group of like-minded groups and individuals
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Note: for the MOU specifically for the Open Sustainability Network, please see OSN MOU.
A Memorandum of Understanding can be pursued with any like-minded organization that we want to work with. Good examples to start with are:
- Practical Action
- OLPC (SJ asked to be sent the draft)
- working together on creating content for the XO aka Children's Machine.
- working together on copyright release of content which is locked up due to unclear copyright status.
- Appropedia curates content
- OLPC focuses on distribution and localization.
- EWB-Aust
Guidelines: (Online guide? A very basic one is How To Write an Memorandum of Understanding | eHow.com.)
Would we use MOUs to build up the supporting member groups of OSN? (Curt) Seems reasonable...
If yes, then perhaps need a specifically worded MOU (defining what the support entails). add:
- Village Earth
- FullBellyProject
- SolarCooking.Wikia
- Akvo
- Arch for Hum / OAN
- etc
