[Linux-aus] Should we change? Yes. To change is to grow.

[James Polley]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Sarah Stokely <sarah at foxforcefive.com>wrote:

> I had hoped that LA and our friends at Open Australia might talk about
> joining forces, because I agree, that is the name we should have. :)
> Matthew from OA has spoken at LCA, and the aims of LA and OA are certainly
> sympathetic. Should this conversation maybe happen?
>

Although I think there are synergies, I don't know if a merger would make
sense.

One of OA's aims has always been to be neutral: they provide a means for
people to follow and respond to political issues, but they never ever take
sides.

LA is explicitly and advocacy organisation: we can, will, and have argue
for particular policies and laws. I don't think this is compatible with
OA's stance.


>
> Cheers,
> Sarah
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Jamezpolley <jamezpolley at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 30/04/2012, at 12:09 PM, Silvia Pfeiffer <silvia at silvia-pfeiffer.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Ronald Skeoch <skeoro at muli.com.au>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 29/04/12 05:20, Jon "maddog" Hall wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I would like to suggest an approach of having a parent organization
>> that
>> >> is "Free and Open Culture of Australia" or something as encompassing of
>> >> your value statement as you can get.  This organization would lend its
>> >> resources and "umbrella" to as many organizations as it feels fits that
>> >> value statement.  This has been suggested before.
>> >>
>> >> Snip
>> >>
>> >> I suggest
>> >>
>> >> "Free Open Standards Community ANZ"
>> >>
>> >> I believe this is an encompassing statement of our objectives:-
>> >>
>> >> Free to use - May have patents appropriately held
>> >>                      should have appropriate licence
>> >>
>> >> Free to enhance
>> >>
>> >> "Open Standards" are a core necessity enabling
>> >>                      Linux
>> >>                      Pycon
>> >>                      Drupal
>> >>                      Word Camp ...etc to florish
>> >>
>> >> "Community" - the major missing concept from politics today
>> >>                       opposie to global rationalisation
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I believe our Advocacy should be to focussed on
>> >> achieving true "unencumbered open standards "
>> >> for all branches of community life,
>> >> - Health records
>> >> - Aussie hamburgers, cakes
>> >> - Car tinkerers
>> >> - Video Codec
>> >> - Government to people user interface
>> >> - Document storage etc
>> >
>> >
>> > I like the sentiment behind it, but it seems to exclude software and
>> > hardware - standards by itself isn't really what we are about. We
>> > don't want to be competing with "Standards Australia" in any way shape
>> > or form.
>> >
>> > "Free and Open Source Software, Hardware and Communities in Australia
>> > and New Zealand" is more what we are about, but that's really quite a
>> > mouth full...
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Silvia.
>>
>> I have a name which is short, simple, and inclusive: Open Australia.
>>
>> Unfortunately that name is taken.
>>
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