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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Firstly let me apologise for the
unsolicited nature of this e-mail. The internet carries enough spam and I’m
ashamed to be adding to it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>My reason for e-mailing is I’m
trying to get a little support for one of those e-petitions and frankly it’s
not going to well. In principle it says if you take public money then you
should be obliged to evaluate (but not necessarily use) open source software
alternatives. No hidden political agenda or anything like that. If you feel you
can support this position then please sign up to the petition at the link
below. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a
href="http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Open-Source/">http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Open-Source/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Feel free to forward this e-mail to
anybody else you feel would support this position.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Pete Hickling</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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