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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I can look into setting up a legal non-profit entity to help
support OSM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> talk-ph-bounces@openstreetmap.org
[mailto:talk-ph-bounces@openstreetmap.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eugene Alvin
Villar<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> maning sambale<br>
<b>Cc:</b> osm-ph<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [talk-ph] supporting OSM Philippines and representing OSM Philippines
to various orgs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The OSMF has a plan on having
local chapters, somewhat similar in style to the Wikimedia Foundation's
chapters. That's the only way we can represent OSM in a legal and official
sense.<br>
<br>
But basing on the currently ongoing plans of setting up a Wikimedia Philippines
chapter since 2007, I doubt that we can create an OpenStreetMap Philippines
organization anytime soon after the OSMF has approved the policies for setting
up local chapters.<br>
<br>
Then again, there are plenty of people in this mailing list that have
experience setting up SEC-registered companies. In Wikipedia, we are all just a
bunch of academically-inclined people. :-)<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:11 PM, maning sambale <<a
href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<br>
<br>
I am receiving emails lately on how to support OSM Philippines. The<br>
natural response I give is: join OSM, collect data, edit the database,<br>
tell your friends about OSM Philippines. Do we need more support<br>
other than what I mentioned? Do we need event sponsors, funds, free<br>
beer?<br>
<br>
On another side of the coin, I also approach some orgs (particularly<br>
LGUs) to support or provide data for OSM Philippines. The usual<br>
response is: "we want to know more about your organization so we can<br>
discuss it". Well, we don't have any formal org. What
"legal" basis<br>
can we represent OSM Phil to these organizations? Is anybody a member<br>
of the OSM foundation? Perhaps we can capitalize on such affiliation.<br>
<br>
Any ideas? Or we just keep on mapping (me thinks we should).<br>
<br>
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cheers,<br>
maning<br>
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