From president at linux.org.au Thu Jul 5 19:10:40 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 19:10:40 +1000 Subject: [Announce] Announcement: Linux Australia joins Open Source Initiative Message-ID: <6df19466-546c-f6d2-83f0-ab1f49947f02@linux.org.au> Linux Australia joins Open Source Initiative Linux Australia, Inc - the organisation representing thousands of Linux and open source community members in Australia - was recently accepted as a member of the Open Source Initiative--the global non-profit working to promote and protect? open source software--further strengthening international relationships with partner organisations committed to free and open source software, hardware and culture. The Open Source Initiative is the steward of the Open Source Definition (OSD) and the community-recognised body for reviewing and approving licenses as OSD-conformant. The organisation?s members play an important role across the world in community building, education and public advocacy to promote the importance of non-proprietary software. In doing so they further international awareness of how open source technologies, licenses and models of development can provide economic and strategic advantage. President of Linux Australia, Kathy Reid, was delighted with the move. ??We?re incredibly proud to bring Linux Australia into the Open Source Initiative fold - joining a strong and active international community of practitioners, policy advocates and technologists committed to the benefits that open source technologies can provide. As the Open Source Initiative celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we look forward to partnering with both OSI and other partners to continue to strengthen international open source communities of practice. As new developments such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality and other emergent technologies come to the fore, the principles and ethos underpinning open source are more important than ever. ? Patrick Masson, General Manager of the Open Source Initiative, was equally positive. ? ?We?re honored to welcome Linux Australia as an OSI Affiliate Member. As a community-driven organization working to advance software freedom, Linux Australia serves as a model for open source collaboration, co-operation, and co-creation. Most already know of Linux Australia?s premier international conference, linux.conf.au, however Linux Australia?s efforts to advance? free and open source software are far broader: cultivating communities of practice, supporting projects to promote Linux, creating educational resources to further understanding and adoption. We look forward to working with Linux Australia and their membership--in all their activities--and thank them for their ongoing commitment and contributions to software freedom.? About Linux Australia Linux Australia is the peak body for Open Source communities in Australia. Linux Australia represents thousands of users and developers of Free Software and Open Technologies, and facilitates internationally-renowned events including linux.conf.au -- Australasia's grassroots Free and Open Source Software Conference.? Individuals who join Linux Australia directly participate in online discussions on mailing lists covering a range of topics and user communities. Members of Linux Australia participate in sub- committees and special interest groups, organise events or stand for election to the Linux Australia council. Linux Australia Members may submit applications for funding for projects relevant to or beneficial to the Australian FOSS community under the grants programme. Linux Australia membership is free and anyone can join. Media contact: Kathy Reid, President, Linux Australia president at linux.org.au About the Open Source Initiative Founded in 1998, the Open Source Initiative promotes and protects open source software, development and communities, championing software freedom in society through education, collaboration, and infrastructure, stewarding the Open Source Definition, and preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement. The OSI Affiliate Program allows non-profit organizations to become OSI members--an ideal way to support the mission of the OSI and contribute to the continued awareness and adoption of open source software. Affiliate Membership A ?who?s who? of open source communities. For more information about the OSI, see https://opensource.org. Media Contact: Italo Vignoli, Director, Open Source Initiative italo at opensource.org From president at linux.org.au Thu Jul 12 18:28:53 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:28:53 +1000 Subject: [Announce] Linux Australia July update Message-ID: <350d5a03-bb7d-509f-2de9-b444f4a2f334@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, Hope this note finds you all keeping warm as winter sets in across the country. We have lots going on at the moment so want to keep you updated! Humanity and Technology - creating fair communities in a digital world Next week I'm delighted to be hosting this casual, free, Q&A style event in Canberra with Lyndsey Jackson of EFA : Electronic Frontiers Australia , author Ellen Broad and Dr Amy McLennan of The Australian National University 's 3A Institute. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/humanity-technology-creating-fair-communities-in-a-digital-world-tickets-47985582168 Australian Internet Community - planning a way forward As you might be aware, the Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF) that ran for several years, was chosen by auDA not to be funded this year. Several organisations, including Internet Australia, EFA and others, are now working together along with a DFAT-appointed consultant, to investigate what sustainable multi-stakeholder models may be appropriate into the future. I'll be representing Linux Aus at a one-day workshop in Canberra next week, representing opensource community viewpoints. Linux Australia has approved a grant of about $3,500 to ensure that young IGF ambassadors are able to attend and have a voice. https://acig.com.au/governance-secretariat/australian-internet-community-planning-way-forward/ WordCamp Sydney 28th-29th July, UTS https://2018.sydney.wordcamp.org/ Preparation is in full swing for WordCamp Sydney - so do get your tix before they sell out! Follow along on Twitter at #wcsyd or @WordCampSyd. A huge shout out to Wil Brown and the team for their excellent work. Pycon AU Sydney 24th-28th August, International Convention Centre https://2018.pycon-au.org/ Pycon AU is almost here! Yay! The Call for Volunteers - https://2018.pycon-au.org/news/volunteer - has just gone out so please do consider helping to bring this event to life. Follow the Python action at #pyconau or @pyconau on Twitter. Massive ups to Katie McLaughlin, Katie Bell and the PyconAU team. HealthHack Brisbane, 16th-18th September, Thoughtworks https://www.healthhack.com.au/ Linux Australia recently decided to both provide a grant for Health Hack, and to provide an auspice so that HealthHack can operate within a legal framework. linux.conf.au 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand - CfP NOW OPEN https://linux.conf.au The Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au is now open! It closes on 30th July, so get in quick! Follow along @linuxconfau or #lca2019. Massive thanks to Steven Sykes, Lisa Sands and the team, and special shout out to Michael Davies and the Papers Committee for all the hard work they have coming up! DrupalSouth Canberra 2018 3rd-5th December, Hotel Realm https://drupalsouth.org/ DrupalSouth is back, and this year the event joins forces with DrupalGov. Massive well done to Chris Skene, Owen Lansbury and the team. Follow along at @DrupalSouth. Upcoming events - and bids opening for linux.conf.au 2021 We currently have events in planning for JoomlaDay Brisbane 2019 and WordCamp Brisbane 2019, and will shortly open the call for bids for linux.conf.au 2021 (can you believe it, 2021??!!). So if you've ever considered putting on linux.conf.au in your home town, time to start gathering your posse and figuring out why linux.conf.au in your home town/city would be awesome. Grants A reminder that Grant Requests and discussion now occurs on the Grants list - http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants Membership platform and voting system redevelopment - AgileWare Following several months (years?) of planning and scoping, we are about to formally engage AgileWare to implement CiviCRM to replace MemberDB. This will be built on top of WordPress and will include a custom voting module replicating the functionality currently in MemberDB. The implementation will force renewal of Linux Australia memberships, allowing us to "clean up" our membership data. CiviCRM will allow us to do better membership management - for example better targeting of information geographically or to a particular interest - ie why hear about WordPress when you're say a kernel developer? On a personal note, I'd like to give Justin Freeman from AgileWare a big shout out for all his patience as we've progressed to this point.? So, as you can see, there's quite a bit going on in Linux Aus land. As always, if you're interested in being involved, please do let us know. * Twitter - https://twitter.com/linuxaustralia * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LinuxAustralia * LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/linux-australia/ As always, your feedback and comments are warmly welcomed. Kind regards, Kathy, Cameron, Sae Ra, Russell, James, Cherie and Hugh -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: