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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear Mr. Nelson, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>On behalf of our client Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemaustomation mbH, Rheinstraße 15, 65795 Hattersheim/ Germany (license steward), we hereby provide you with a formal request for Approval of a new Open Source License (netX Public License). We have already sent you this Approval request on September 7, 2010, which obviously did not reach you so far. Therefore, we would be grateful for an acknowledgement of receipt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB>Please find attached the English and German version of the netX Public License, the results of our corresponding legal analysis and the other required documents for the approval-process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>In terms of further remarks we refer to the attached License and the legal analysis. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>As far as you need additional information concerning the netX Public License, please do not hesitate to contact us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Yours faithfully, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Christian Solmecke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Christian Solmecke, LL.M.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Rechtsanwalt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>WILDE BEUGER & SOLMECKE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Rechtsanwälte<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 27-29<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>50672 Köln<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Tel. +49 (0) 221 951563-45<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Fax +49 (0) 221 951563-3<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.wbs-law.de">www.wbs-law.de</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>