[Linux-aus] Should Linux Australia change its name?

[Brent Wallis]

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Silvia Pfeiffer
<silvia at silvia-pfeiffer.de> wrote:
> Such selective reading!

Perhaps.
Maybe I was too facetious with my response.
I still feel that this statement leaves the possibility open (...that
the domains and Linux Australia will _eventually_ be retired when it
makes "sense").

Have watched successive groups grow Linux Australia over a decade.
Each and every person involved over that period (and present day) have
worked so hard and have come so far.
IMHO Linux Australia is a banner(brand?) under which many groups and
ideas have been able to flourish.

The reasons put forward simply don't seem to justify such a radical
(and costly) change.

Of course, the committee is a lot closer to these matters than moi and
in the end, what will be will be.
But I personally beg you all (please...) to seriously consider Jon
Hall's suggestion....strengthen the byline.
Surely that would be better than starting over?
Rgds
BW


> John also wrote:
> "
>> We also don't intend to relinquish the Linux Australia brand or the
>> linux.org.au domain name. They will be useful during the transition to another
>> name and we intend to maintain their registrations for as long as it makes
>> sense to do so.
> "
>
> Regards,
> Silvia.
>
> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:26 PM, Brent Wallis <brent.wallis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> No problem if you want to drop your roots.
>> We will happily take your domain name and every other thing associated...
>>
>>
>>
>> How much ...and when will it be available??
>>
>> This is a very sad day... but I'll personally be happy to put up money
>> to take away what you so willingly want to give away.
>> If you want to give away your roots on a premise based in BS then.... so be it.
>>
>> How much do yu want for the domain name????
>>
>> Seriously.........how much for linux.com.au?
>>
>> BW
>> BW
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Luke John <luke.john at osmahi.com> wrote:
>>> Linux and Open Source Australia has the unfortunate abbreviation LOSA.
>>>
>>> Kind Regards
>>> Luke John
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Steve Dalton <steve at refactor.com.au> wrote:
>>>> Don't be fooled by lack of publications .... OSIA are active - going
>>>> pretty well - sadly website is lagging behind at the moment, so gives
>>>> a false impression. This is being addressed in the next month or so.
>>>>
>>>> Encourage you all to join or rejoin, we really do need members at the
>>>> moment - http://osia.com.au is the site
>>>>
>>>> Anyway - sorry - off topic... but couldn't resist replying there.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Mark Walkom <markwalkom at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I don't think Open Communities Australia conveys enough of a link to the
>>>>> area of operation, it's a little too generic.
>>>>>
>>>>> I like Open Source Australia but it is close to OSIA. I can't see any recent
>>>>> OSIA publications, the latest is mid 2008, so are they even active enough
>>>>> for people to get confused?
>>>>>
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