From cameron.shorter at gmail.com Tue May 1 08:30:24 2018 From: cameron.shorter at gmail.com (Cameron Shorter) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 08:30:24 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] attracting and maintaining volunteers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7ca92da5-83b8-3005-c249-54b373e93736@gmail.com> On 30/4/18 7:07 pm, Linux Australia President wrote: > We conducted an organisational SWOT analysis to know what to focus on > - no surprises - it raised issues of volunteer capacity, > sustainability, areas we need to address with policy, and platform renewal Hi council, Re attracting volunteers, I suggest it might be helpful to make it easy for people to make small contributions, in particular, by moving conversations into a public and open forum, such as this email list. I've helped mentor a number of projects through the incubation process of the Open Source Geospatial foundation, which involves a checklist as per: https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/incubation/documents/graduation_checklist.pdf Of particular note is: /* The project uses public communication channels for decision making to maintain transparency. E.g. archived email list(s), archived IRC channels(s), public issue tracker./ You will find Open Source foundations have similar requirements. I've observed that for a community the size of Linux Australia, the email list seems very quiet. It appears that decisions are being discussed and made in forums I don't have access to as a casual contributor. E.g. Offsite meetings. While there is a place for offsite meetings, I feel they should complement rather than replace online forums which allow for casual contribution. E.g. Discuss complex topics at an onsite, but then follow up with all topics to be discussed on list, with a motion and vote on list, so everyone has the chance to contribute. (An example of this process is used by the OSGeo-Live project, like many others, and documented here: https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeolive/wiki/OSGeoLive%20PSC ) What do others in the committee and on this list think? Would it help with attracting volunteer engagement? Cheers, Cameron -- Cameron Shorter Technology Demystifier, Learnosity Open Technologies Consultant M +61 (0) 419 142 254 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lists at fukawi2.nl Tue May 1 18:01:51 2018 From: lists at fukawi2.nl (Phillip Smith) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 18:01:51 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] attracting and maintaining volunteers In-Reply-To: <7ca92da5-83b8-3005-c249-54b373e93736@gmail.com> References: <7ca92da5-83b8-3005-c249-54b373e93736@gmail.com> Message-ID: On 1 May 2018 at 08:30, Cameron Shorter via linux-aus < linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote: > What do others in the committee and on this list think? Would it help with > attracting volunteer engagement? > > ?LA has a definite problem with engagement ?in my experience. Personally I have volunteered to assist 2 LCA teams in any capacity; both said yes but did not follow through. I also volunteered multiple times to assist with SysAdmin duties back when LA servers were compromised (2015/2016?). Part of LA's response to that incident was to seek additional volunteers, yet even after I made a face-to-face follow up to my emails, I never received any reply to my offer. I have since moved on to other volunteer roles so my offer is now null and void, but when the call is made requesting volunteers, responses are made and to never even get a reply is throwing away goodwill in my eyes. Perhaps it was just me, in which case a "thanks but no thanks" communication would have been courteous. So in the spirit of being constructive.... Perhaps LA needs to appoint some kind of public volunteer manager that can act as a central point for contact in recruiting volunteers, then facilitate and follow-through on contact and "on-boarding" of the people that are what make the organization? My $0.02 GST-free. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.imelfort at gmail.com Tue May 1 22:11:48 2018 From: michael.imelfort at gmail.com (Mike Imelfort) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 22:11:48 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] attracting and maintaining volunteers In-Reply-To: References: <7ca92da5-83b8-3005-c249-54b373e93736@gmail.com> Message-ID: Cameron, I think your point about conversational traffic is a really good one. I've been involved in several communities over time and one of the best ways I've found to increase volunteer engagement is simply to keep speaking where I can be heard. These days most of that goes on using Slack, which is probably not the best choice for this group, but there are similar good alternatives eg. https://about.mattermost.com/ On 1 May 2018 at 18:01, Phillip Smith via linux-aus < linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote: > On 1 May 2018 at 08:30, Cameron Shorter via linux-aus < > linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote: > >> What do others in the committee and on this list think? Would it help >> with attracting volunteer engagement? >> >> > ?LA has a definite problem with engagement ?in my experience. Personally > I have volunteered to assist 2 LCA teams in any capacity; both said yes but > did not follow through. I also volunteered multiple times to assist with > SysAdmin duties back when LA servers were compromised (2015/2016?). Part > of LA's response to that incident was to seek additional volunteers, yet > even after I made a face-to-face follow up to my emails, I never received > any reply to my offer. > I have since moved on to other volunteer roles so my offer is now null and > void, but when the call is made requesting volunteers, responses are made > and to never even get a reply is throwing away goodwill in my eyes. > Perhaps it was just me, in which case a "thanks but no thanks" > communication would have been courteous. > > > So in the spirit of being constructive.... Perhaps LA needs to appoint > some kind of public volunteer manager that can act as a central point for > contact in recruiting volunteers, then facilitate and follow-through on > contact and "on-boarding" of the people that are what make the organization? > > My $0.02 GST-free. > > _______________________________________________ > linux-aus mailing list > linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to > linux-aus-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Kind regards, Kathy -- 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 From noel.butler at ausics.net Sat May 5 13:56:58 2018 From: noel.butler at ausics.net (Noel Butler) Date: Sat, 05 May 2018 13:56:58 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year In-Reply-To: <62b04e6a-b3ac-a154-1a1e-4779aa08996a@linux.org.au> References: <62b04e6a-b3ac-a154-1a1e-4779aa08996a@linux.org.au> Message-ID: On 04/05/2018 17:14, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A quick courtesy note as a reminder that discussion on Grant requests is > happening on a separate list this year - enabling people who want to > have a say on Grant funding to just follow one list, and not have to > subscribe to linux-aus. > > Subscribe at: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > > A special thanks to those who have already provided valuable feedback > and analysis on existing Grant requests - as always we welcome your > feedback and contributions. > > Kind regards, > > Kathy > > -- > 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 Why a separate list? Who decided the general membership doesn't need to know unless they subscribe to " yet another bloody list" I must have missed that conversation on this list where members were complaining they did not want them here, after all its not like this is a high traffic volume list. I think that decision (if taken in private) is reversed, but thats just me... -- Kind Regards, Noel Butler This Email, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged information, therefore remains confidential and subject to copyright protected under international law. You may not disseminate, discuss, or reveal, any part, to anyone, without the authors express written authority to do so. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender then delete all copies of this message including attachments, immediately. Confidentiality, copyright, and legal privilege are not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken delivery of this message. 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A separate list was seen as the best solution for each of these use cases. -- Cameron Tudball Vice-President Linux Australia ________________________________ From: linux-aus on behalf of Noel Butler via linux-aus Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2018 1:56:58 PM To: linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au Subject: Re: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year On 04/05/2018 17:14, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: Hi everyone, A quick courtesy note as a reminder that discussion on Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year - enabling people who want to have a say on Grant funding to just follow one list, and not have to subscribe to linux-aus. Subscribe at: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants A special thanks to those who have already provided valuable feedback and analysis on existing Grant requests - as always we welcome your feedback and contributions. Kind regards, Kathy -- 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 Why a separate list? Who decided the general membership doesn't need to know unless they subscribe to " yet another bloody list" I must have missed that conversation on this list where members were complaining they did not want them here, after all its not like this is a high traffic volume list. I think that decision (if taken in private) is reversed, but thats just me... -- Kind Regards, Noel Butler This Email, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged information, therefore remains confidential and subject to copyright protected under international law. You may not disseminate, discuss, or reveal, any part, to anyone, without the authors express written authority to do so. 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What does it say about society when we embrace the ?Nothing to hide? justification?CryptoAUSTRALIA is holding a screening of "Nothing To Hide", an independent documentary film dealing with mass surveillance and its casual acceptance by the general public through the "I have nothing to hide" narrative.Join us for the movie followed by some sparkling discussion at the pub to celebrate Privacy Awareness Week.Date: Friday 18 May, 17:45Location: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts (SMSA)280 Pitt StreetSydney NSW 2000More info:https://cryptoaustralia.org.au/events/paw2018 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/privacy-awareness-week-movie-night-nothing-to-hide-tickets-45758180951 Hope to see you there!Cheers,Roland & The CryptoAUSTRALIA TeamPS: If you have friends in Brisbane, let them know about our upcoming workshops with the Queensland Privacy Commissioner https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/digital-self-defence-and-privacy-workshops-tickets-43732561268 * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Thu May 10 19:23:42 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 19:23:42 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Vale Janet Hawtin Reid (@lucychili) Message-ID: <29aff044-ed07-51b6-8bbd-48b6dc719616@linux.org.au> Colleagues, We must sadly inform the Linux Australia community that Janet Hawtin Reid (@lucychili) passed away unexpectedly last week. Janet had a strong influence on the South Australian and Adelaide Linux and Free and Open Source Software communities. She was an important part of LinuxSA, had volunteered with ComputerBankSA, and was a key part of both LCA2004 and LCA2008 as well as SA BarCamp organising teams. She served with the Linux Australia Council in 2007-2008, advocating for representation of community contributions and helped to design the famous 'penguin feet' logo. She leaves a massive hole in the hearts of those who knew her. Memorial details are below for those who may wish to attend; attendance is welcome to all. As a sign of respect for Janet, and to remember her tireless support for Open Source in Australia, her name has been added to the linux.org.au X-Clacks-Overhead HTTP header entry. Our deepest condolences are with her partner Kim, her friends, family, and open source community colleagues. If you or anyone you know needs help, we urge you to contact: * Lifeline on 13 11 14 * Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 * MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 * Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 * Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 * Headspace on 1800 650 890 Janet Hawtin Reid will be laid to rest at 2.15pm Monday 14th May 2018 Acacia Chapel Enfield Memorial Park, Browning Street, Clearview, South Australia Simplicity Funerals With kind regards, The Linux Australia Council - Kathy, Cameron, Sae Ra, Russell, Hugh, Cherie and James -- 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: From jamezpolley at gmail.com Fri May 25 19:42:45 2018 From: jamezpolley at gmail.com (James Polley) Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 19:42:45 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Fwd: [AOSUG] Evolving the group In-Reply-To: <1078377018.1527142313141.JavaMail.nobody@5ddf33c10c7b> References: <1078377018.1527142313141.JavaMail.nobody@5ddf33c10c7b> Message-ID: Forwarding here as the subject matter seems like it may have significant overlap with the interests of people here. If you're interested in learning more, the meetup is at https://www.meetup.com/Australian-Open-Infrastructure-User-Group/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tristan Goode Date: Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:11 PM Subject: [AOSUG] Evolving the group To: AOSUG-announce at meetup.com Hi everyone! Over the past 6 years, I feel very fortunate to have been a part of over 100 OpenStack User Group Meetups across the country and I've had a great time meeting so many of you. We've watched OpenStack grow and change, culminating in the Sydney Summit last November (which I can tell you took quite a bit of work over quite a few years to get to Australia!). Since well before the Sydney Summit, I've noticed a very obvious change in the place OpenStack has in the broader Cloud and technology community, and I feel that we need now lead the way and evolve our group into a more expansive role. You'll notice that the Vancouver Summit is very solidly branded and tagged with "Open Infrastructure" literally everywhere. These days many of us find OpenStack is very much just one of the tools in our Open Source toolbox, so I propose we evolve AOSUG into an "Open Infrastructure" User Group and see if we can invigorate our little community with some more diverse content. Let's include more Open Source technologies: Open Networking, Open Infrastructure, Open Communities, Open Everything! We can still talk about OpenStack of course, but we can weave in any number of the myriad of other Open Source projects. I'm also going to encourage an amalgamation of the recently created sister UG the Australian Open Networking User Group (AONUG) with ours, and seek the support of the Linux Foundation's Networking and Cloud Native Computing arms whom I've already been in regular contact (with my Aptira hat on via Aptira's LFN sponsorship) to work with us to endorse and support the group across the country. The first meetup under the new banner kicks off in Brisbane next week, and we'll look to scheduling events in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth asap. I'm looking for state side organisers and speakers, so if you want to host and run a meetup, or you have a topic you'd like to present at an upcoming event ? let me know. Cheers Tristan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Sun May 27 16:32:23 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 16:32:23 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] [Grants] Grant request: Linux Australia Contribution to the Promote Drupal Fund In-Reply-To: <1147853578.83.1525038728414.JavaMail.zimbra@kattekrab.net> References: <1147853578.83.1525038728414.JavaMail.zimbra@kattekrab.net> Message-ID: <8b98685f-e317-75e6-c9d6-fde95345c61f@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, This Grant Request was discussed on the Grants list [0] and decided upon at Council Meeting 24th May. MOTION by HUGH BLEMINGS that Linux Australia accepts the Grant Request for Promote Drupal Fund for $AUD 2,500 submitted by DONNA BENJAMIN Seconded: Cameron Tudball, passed unanimously The Council noted the previous strong returns to Linux Australia, the strength of the community in Australia and a desire to 'give back' as reasons in support of the grant. Donna, is the Drupal Foundation able to raise an invoice to Linux Australia for this?? Kind regards, Kathy [0] Grants list - https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants On 30/04/18 07:52, Donna Benjamin wrote: > Project name: > ------------- > Promote Drupal > https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal > > Request: > -------- > AU$2500 contribution to the Promote Drupal fund. > > Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the project: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Promote Drupal initiative aims to coordinate the effort and harness the energy of the global Drupal community and shift our focus to the Drupal adoption journey. We aim to help communicate what Drupal is, who it's for, and provide the information evaluators and decision makers need. > > A funding campaign to support the initiative has been launched so that the Drupal Association can hire a marketing coordinator to work with agencies and communities around the world to contribute case studies, user testimonials, how-tos and recipes. This recognises this work is just as valuable a contribution as code, or event management, which is work the DA actively supports now. > > This initiative has four phases: > > Phase 1: Update Drupal's brand and strategic messaging to connect with new decision makers and influencers > Phase 2: Provide sales and marketing materials that everyone can use (and translate!) > Phase 3: Coordinate PR campaigns > Phase 4: Create "marketing campaigns in a box" to support localized ad and industry event marketing > > This fundraising campaign will support Phase 1 & 2. > > For more information see: https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal > > How the success of the project will be measured: > ------------------------------------------------ > The initial goal is to raise $100,000. So far we have raised $54,000. Reaching the 100k goal will be the primary immediate measure of success for the funding campaign. More broadly, the success of the Promote Drupal initiative will be measured by steady growth in adoption of Drupal, and increased diversity in attendance at Drupal events. > > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: > ---------------------------------------- > $100k will largely be spent on hiring a marketing contractor, possibly with some funds reserved for production of marketing collateral (eg. video) > At this point I don't have access to a detailed budget. LA is being asked to contribute 2.5% to a larger project budget. > > > The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, etc...: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Drupal Association supports one of the world's largest open source projects, with over 100,000 contributors actively engaged in the project and thousands of modules hosted on Drupal.org. The DA team of staff support drupal.org, a website that seem over 2 million unique visits per month, and run major conferences of up to 3000 attendees. > > Person responsible for project: > ------------------------------- > Megan Sanicki, Executive Director of the Drupal Association > > A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on the project: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. Happy to provide updates. > > Why should Linux Australia support this project? > ------------------------------------------------ > Linux Australia has been the auspicing financial sponsor of a number of Drupal events in Australia and New Zealand over many years. Most of those events have been successful, and returned a healthy surplus, above the auspicing costs. The Drupal Association has determined that the best way to support the community at this point, is to focus on the adoption journey, this means shifting the focus from the contribution journey, while continuing to support contributors through drupal.org and events. We're also looking to better support content authors, project managers, and the growing number of marketing professionals around the world, using Drupal to communicate with their audiences, customers and citizens. > > As a board member of the Drupal Association, elected by the community, I don't have a corporate entity behind me capable of making a substantial financial contribution. However, I have already made a meaningful contribution out of my own pocket. This is why I'm asking the legal entity that holds funds for and supports the Drupal community in Australia, to make a contribution on our behalf to the global effort to grow adoption of Drupal. > > - Donna Benjamin > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing list > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants -- 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 From kathy at kathyreid.id.au Sun May 27 17:01:50 2018 From: kathy at kathyreid.id.au (Kathy Reid) Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 17:01:50 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] [Grants] Grant Request: Funding for Code of Conduct Incident Response Training In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone, This Grant Request was discussed on the Grants List and considered at Council Meeting 24th May. The Council was divided on this Grant Request and noted the feedback provided on the Grants List. While we recognise the need for appropriate incident response training that encompasses current best practice regarding diversity, inclusion and related matters, the current proposal is not Australian-based and does not cover Australian legal frameworks. We believe that the _what_ here is valid - and would increase the capability of Safety and Incident Response teams? - but the _how_ - how this is done - needs to be revisited. * MOTION BY Kathy: That Linux Australia neither accepts nor denies the Grant Proposal, but invites from Katie McLaughlin an amended proposal that focuses on local suppliers, with a preference for an Australian recognised qualification at the end of the training delivery for participants. Further, the amount requested in the original Grant Proposal is to be sequestered from Grant funds so that the funds are set aside pending an amended proposal. * Seconded: Russell * Motion passed, one abstention, one nay. Kind regards, Kathy On 03/05/18 08:33, Katie McLaughlin wrote: > ## Aim > > This funding request will fund one remote training session for Code of > Conduct Incident Response from Otter Technologies for up to 10 members > of the organising teams from under the umbrella of Linux Australia > events.? > > ## Rationale > > Linux Australia requests that event subcommittees have a Code of > Conduct for their event.? > > This is a good first step to ensure a safe and inclusive conference > for attendees.? > > In the event that incidents occur at a conference, there needs to be > knowledge on the ground from members of an Incident Response Team (aka > Conduct Team) in the basics of how to handle an incident: attendee > care, resolution practices, liability, reporting process, anonymity > processes, aftercare.? > > Conduct teams have been present at PyCon AU 2016, PyCon AU 2017, > linux.conf.au 2017 and linux.conf.au > 2018. However, members of this teams, to the > best of my knowledge, have never undertaken formal training for this role > > By having this training undertaken by members of the community of > various Linux Australia conferences, we can seed the knowledge of how > to take the next step in ensuring active attendee safety at Linux > Australia events.? > > Note: this training is one of two training session offered. A ?Train > the Trainers? session is is a separate course, quote and additional > grant request pending, which would allow attendees of both sessions to > then have the knowledge to train their own Conduct teams. This would > allow for a larger pool of trained persons to attend more events and > be a part of more Conduct teams.? > > ## Success > > Attendees undertaking training will be able to take the skills learnt > and CC-BY materials provided and use them to ensure their own events > have trained Incident Response members who can serve on Conduct teams > in order to ensure attendee safety.? > > Attendees have also been chosen as they are ?serial conference > attendees?, so their skills can be of service across a number of > events for years to come.? > > ## Costs Breakdown > > The training is as follows:? > > Name: Code of Conduct Incident Response > Provider: Otter Technologies > https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training/ > > Cost:*$3,500 USD* for up to 10 attendees in one remote session > > /Note: the training can have up to 14 attendees, but 8 - 10 is the > normal size of groups. Given this is a specific request by specific > people, we are limiting the attendees to 10/ > > ## Training details:? > > The training provided comprises of a 3 - 4 hour session, split across > group and pair activities, relating to incident response overviews, > pair role-play of reporting and receiving an incident report, and > take-home materials including Incident Response forms (CC licensed) > > Trainer: Sage Sharp > > ## Testimonial > > Sam Kimbrel, North Bay Python Organiser, PyCon AU 2016 Speaker > > > Sage?s organizer training clearly outlined the core responsibilities > an event team? > > has towards its attendees, staff, speakers, and volunteers, and > offered concrete? > > steps to handle these responsibilities in a safe, sustainable > fashion. There are myriad? > > pitfalls in actually implementing a strong code of conduct and we > felt much more? > > confident in our ability to avoid as many as we could after the > training. > > ## Attendees > > This grant request allows for one remote training session for up to > ten people. The following eight people are requesting these funds. > There is still room for two more attendees, should anyone else be > interested in attending > > * Katie McLaughlin, PyCon AU 2018 Chair > *?Katie Bell, PyCon AU 2018 Co-Chair > *?Russell Keith-Magee, PyCon AU 2018 Treasurer > *?Jack Skinner, PyCon AU 2018 Volunteer Coordinator > *?Lilly Ryan, PyCon AU 2018 Paper?s Chair > *?James Polley, linux.conf.au 2018 Co-Chair, > Linux Australia Board Member 2018 > *?Donna Benjamin, Drupal South, Rusty Wrench Award 2013 > *?Craige McWhirter, linux.conf.au 2017 Co-Chair > > Should only these eight attend, the grant would be $3,500USD / 8 ~= > AUD$600 per attendee.? > > An additional two attendees will bring that number down to ~AUD$470 > per attendee? > > ## Contact > > Katie McLaughlin will be the point of contact for this grant request, > and is willing to provide a? post-training report to Council.? > > Katie was a member of the PyCon AU 2016 and linux.conf.au > 2017 Conduct Teams, and is the Chair for PyCon > AU 2018, 2019 > > > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing list > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants -- -- Kathy Reid Independent digital consultant email: kathy at kathyreid.id.au mobile: 0418 130 636 twitter: @kathyreid video: https://zoom.us/j/3384470933 blog: http://blog.kathyreid.id.au linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/kathyreid calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=www.kathyreid.id.au%40gmail.com&ctz=Australia/Sydney ?: bitcoin:14pXC2GzccgqcWBnWhDZnu6KNopS824kPE -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noel.butler at ausics.net Sun May 27 21:19:39 2018 From: noel.butler at ausics.net (Noel Butler) Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 21:19:39 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year In-Reply-To: References: <62b04e6a-b3ac-a154-1a1e-4779aa08996a@linux.org.au> Message-ID: <351311b725e6c55f5f37baaa4e5bdb8f@ausics.net> so is the council executive going to answer my question? Who decided on the separate list and why was it not put to the members. This is a very low traffic list, and I doubt anyone here has complained, so I'd like to know why the secrecy and what was the motivation for this secret action nobody else has mentioned it, but certainly I can not be the only person who thinks this is rather strange, adn that there may be ulterior motives involved. On 05/05/2018 13:56, Noel Butler via linux-aus wrote: > On 04/05/2018 17:14, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> A quick courtesy note as a reminder that discussion on Grant requests is >> happening on a separate list this year - enabling people who want to >> have a say on Grant funding to just follow one list, and not have to >> subscribe to linux-aus. >> >> Subscribe at: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants >> >> A special thanks to those who have already provided valuable feedback >> and analysis on existing Grant requests - as always we welcome your >> feedback and contributions. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Kathy >> >> -- >> 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 > > Why a separate list? Who decided the general membership doesn't need to know unless they subscribe to " yet another bloody list" I must have missed that conversation on this list where members were complaining they did not want them here, after all its not like this is a high traffic volume list. > > I think that decision (if taken in private) is reversed, but thats just me... -- Kind Regards, Noel Butler This Email, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged information, therefore remains confidential and subject to copyright protected under international law. You may not disseminate, discuss, or reveal, any part, to anyone, without the authors express written authority to do so. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender then delete all copies of this message including attachments, immediately. Confidentiality, copyright, and legal privilege are not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken delivery of this message. 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The Council decided on a separate list after receiving feedback from some members of Linux Australia that while they wanted to have input into Grant Requests, they did *not* want to subscribe to the linux-aus list, given its history of, shall we say, some conversations that have become very heated. Most of our actions for continual improvement are driven, not by some dark "ulterior motive", but a desire for genuinely incorporating community feedback into our processes and practices. There's no secrecy at all, I've sent several communications to this list to say "hey, Grants List is over here". Here it is again. In plain text. Unencrypted. https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants Calling it "secrecy" is quite the strech, Noel ... Regards, Kathy On 27/05/18 21:19, Noel Butler via linux-aus wrote: > > so is the council executive going to answer my question?? > > Who decided on the separate list and why was it not put to the members. > > > This is a very low traffic list, and I doubt anyone here has > complained, so I'd like to know why the secrecy and what was the > motivation for this secret action > > nobody else has mentioned it, but certainly I can not be the only > person who thinks this is rather strange, adn that there may be > ulterior motives involved. > > > > On 05/05/2018 13:56, Noel Butler via linux-aus wrote: > >> On 04/05/2018 17:14, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> A quick courtesy note as a reminder that discussion on Grant >> requests is >> happening on a separate list this year - enabling people who want to >> have a say on Grant funding to just follow one list, and not have to >> subscribe to linux-aus. >> >> Subscribe at: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants >> >> A special thanks to those who have already provided valuable feedback >> and analysis on existing Grant requests - as always we welcome your >> feedback and contributions. >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Kathy >> >> --? >> 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 >> >> >> Why a separate list? Who decided the general membership doesn't need >> to know unless they subscribe to " yet another bloody list"? I must >> have missed that conversation on this list where members were >> complaining they did not want them here, after all its not like this >> is a high traffic volume list.? >> >> >> I think that decision (if taken in private) is reversed, but thats >> just me... >> >> > > > -- > > Kind Regards, > > Noel Butler > > This Email, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged > information, therefore remains confidential and subject to copyright > protected under international law. You may not disseminate, discuss, > or reveal, any part, to anyone, without the authors express written > authority to do so. If you are not the intended recipient, please > notify the sender then delete all copies of this message including > attachments, immediately. 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URL: From ctudball at outlook.com Sun May 27 21:45:24 2018 From: ctudball at outlook.com (Cameron Tudball) Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 11:45:24 +0000 Subject: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year In-Reply-To: <13db12c2-07c1-8c4e-9b9b-cf7d1386dfb2@linux.org.au> References: <62b04e6a-b3ac-a154-1a1e-4779aa08996a@linux.org.au> <351311b725e6c55f5f37baaa4e5bdb8f@ausics.net>, <13db12c2-07c1-8c4e-9b9b-cf7d1386dfb2@linux.org.au> Message-ID: This is also ignoring the fact that I replied to Noel's email on the same afternoon that it was sent, outlining the rationale for the decision: http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2018-May/023384.html And the fact that the grants list is public - http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/grants/ If there was a conspiracy, I'd rather like to think we would be better at it honestly. -- Cameron Tudball Vice-President Linux Australia ________________________________ From: linux-aus on behalf of Linux Australia President via linux-aus Sent: Sunday, 27 May 2018 9:28 PM To: Noel Butler; linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au Subject: Re: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year Hi Noel, I overlooked your email; it wasn't a conspiracy. The Council decided on a separate list after receiving feedback from some members of Linux Australia that while they wanted to have input into Grant Requests, they did *not* want to subscribe to the linux-aus list, given its history of, shall we say, some conversations that have become very heated. Most of our actions for continual improvement are driven, not by some dark "ulterior motive", but a desire for genuinely incorporating community feedback into our processes and practices. There's no secrecy at all, I've sent several communications to this list to say "hey, Grants List is over here". Here it is again. In plain text. Unencrypted. https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants Calling it "secrecy" is quite the strech, Noel ... Regards, Kathy On 27/05/18 21:19, Noel Butler via linux-aus wrote: so is the council executive going to answer my question? Who decided on the separate list and why was it not put to the members. This is a very low traffic list, and I doubt anyone here has complained, so I'd like to know why the secrecy and what was the motivation for this secret action nobody else has mentioned it, but certainly I can not be the only person who thinks this is rather strange, adn that there may be ulterior motives involved. On 05/05/2018 13:56, Noel Butler via linux-aus wrote: On 04/05/2018 17:14, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: Hi everyone, A quick courtesy note as a reminder that discussion on Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year - enabling people who want to have a say on Grant funding to just follow one list, and not have to subscribe to linux-aus. Subscribe at: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants A special thanks to those who have already provided valuable feedback and analysis on existing Grant requests - as always we welcome your feedback and contributions. Kind regards, Kathy -- 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 Why a separate list? Who decided the general membership doesn't need to know unless they subscribe to " yet another bloody list" I must have missed that conversation on this list where members were complaining they did not want them here, after all its not like this is a high traffic volume list. I think that decision (if taken in private) is reversed, but thats just me... -- Kind Regards, Noel Butler This Email, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged information, therefore remains confidential and subject to copyright protected under international law. You may not disseminate, discuss, or reveal, any part, to anyone, without the authors express written authority to do so. 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URL: From russell-linuxaus at stuart.id.au Sun May 27 21:48:03 2018 From: russell-linuxaus at stuart.id.au (Russell Stuart) Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 21:48:03 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year In-Reply-To: <351311b725e6c55f5f37baaa4e5bdb8f@ausics.net> References: <62b04e6a-b3ac-a154-1a1e-4779aa08996a@linux.org.au> <351311b725e6c55f5f37baaa4e5bdb8f@ausics.net> Message-ID: <1527421683.5720.8.camel@stuart.id.au> On Sun, 2018-05-27 at 21:19 +1000, Noel Butler via linux-aus wrote: > so is the council executive going to answer my question? Sorry Noel, speaking for myself - I missed it entirely. > Who decided on the separate list The council. > and why was it not put to the members. It is very rare for the council to put any decision we make before the members, so it would have been surprising if we did this time around. Grants applications are one (the?) exception, but we are following a long standing policy in that case. > This is a very low traffic list, and I doubt anyone here has > complained, As it happens someone (who wasn't and isn't on the council) asked for it to be moved. It wasn't an "official complaint", but they weren't happy with the discussion being on the linux-aus list either. > so I'd like to know why the secrecy and what was the motivation for > this secret action It wasn't secret - the move was announced on the main mailing list. That is why you know about it. Not is anything that happens on that new mailing list secret - its archives are public. From steve at nerdvana.org.au Tue May 29 02:59:33 2018 From: steve at nerdvana.org.au (Steve Walsh) Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 02:59:33 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] REMINDER - Discussion on Linux Australia Grant requests is happening on a separate list this year In-Reply-To: References: <62b04e6a-b3ac-a154-1a1e-4779aa08996a@linux.org.au> <351311b725e6c55f5f37baaa4e5bdb8f@ausics.net> <13db12c2-07c1-8c4e-9b9b-cf7d1386dfb2@linux.org.au> Message-ID: <3654e3cf-c4bf-4759-a268-c694d749fc51@nerdvana.org.au> On 27/05/18 21:45, Cameron Tudball via linux-aus wrote: > If there was a conspiracy, I'd rather like to think we would be better > at it honestly. I do have to say, the implementation of conspiracies within this organisation has slipped quite a bit since I served my time the Council. From megan at association.drupal.org Sun May 27 23:33:27 2018 From: megan at association.drupal.org (Megan Sanicki) Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 07:33:27 -0600 Subject: [Linux-aus] [Grants] Grant request: Linux Australia Contribution to the Promote Drupal Fund In-Reply-To: <8b98685f-e317-75e6-c9d6-fde95345c61f@linux.org.au> References: <1147853578.83.1525038728414.JavaMail.zimbra@kattekrab.net> <8b98685f-e317-75e6-c9d6-fde95345c61f@linux.org.au> Message-ID: This is wonderful news, Kathy and Donna. Thank you so much for supporting Drupal in so many ways and especially with this new Promote Drupal Fund. We are very grateful. We can certainly provide an invoice. Can you please tell me who to send it to and their email address? Thank you again, Megan Sanicki Executive Director Drupal Association On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 12:32 AM, Linux Australia President < president at linux.org.au> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This Grant Request was discussed on the Grants list [0] and decided upon > at Council Meeting 24th May. > > MOTION by HUGH BLEMINGS that Linux Australia accepts the Grant Request > for Promote Drupal Fund for $AUD 2,500 submitted by DONNA BENJAMIN > > Seconded: Cameron Tudball, passed unanimously > > The Council noted the previous strong returns to Linux Australia, the > strength of the community in Australia and a desire to 'give back' as > reasons in support of the grant. > > Donna, is the Drupal Foundation able to raise an invoice to Linux > Australia for this? > > > Kind regards, Kathy > > [0] Grants list - https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > > > On 30/04/18 07:52, Donna Benjamin wrote: > > Project name: > > ------------- > > Promote Drupal > > https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal > > > > Request: > > -------- > > AU$2500 contribution to the Promote Drupal fund. > > > > Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the > project: > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------- > > The Promote Drupal initiative aims to coordinate the effort and harness > the energy of the global Drupal community and shift our focus to the Drupal > adoption journey. We aim to help communicate what Drupal is, who it's for, > and provide the information evaluators and decision makers need. > > > > A funding campaign to support the initiative has been launched so that > the Drupal Association can hire a marketing coordinator to work with > agencies and communities around the world to contribute case studies, user > testimonials, how-tos and recipes. This recognises this work is just as > valuable a contribution as code, or event management, which is work the DA > actively supports now. > > > > This initiative has four phases: > > > > Phase 1: Update Drupal's brand and strategic messaging to connect with > new decision makers and influencers > > Phase 2: Provide sales and marketing materials that everyone can use > (and translate!) > > Phase 3: Coordinate PR campaigns > > Phase 4: Create "marketing campaigns in a box" to support localized ad > and industry event marketing > > > > This fundraising campaign will support Phase 1 & 2. > > > > For more information see: https://www.drupal.org/promotedrupal > > > > How the success of the project will be measured: > > ------------------------------------------------ > > The initial goal is to raise $100,000. So far we have raised $54,000. > Reaching the 100k goal will be the primary immediate measure of success for > the funding campaign. More broadly, the success of the Promote Drupal > initiative will be measured by steady growth in adoption of Drupal, and > increased diversity in attendance at Drupal events. > > > > Estimated cost breakdown of the project: > > ---------------------------------------- > > $100k will largely be spent on hiring a marketing contractor, possibly > with some funds reserved for production of marketing collateral (eg. video) > > At this point I don't have access to a detailed budget. LA is being > asked to contribute 2.5% to a larger project budget. > > > > > > The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, > etc...: > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------- > > The Drupal Association supports one of the world's largest open source > projects, with over 100,000 contributors actively engaged in the project > and thousands of modules hosted on Drupal.org. The DA team of staff > support drupal.org, a website that seem over 2 million unique visits per > month, and run major conferences of up to 3000 attendees. > > > > Person responsible for project: > > ------------------------------- > > Megan Sanicki, Executive Director of the Drupal Association > > > > A statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates > on the project: > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------- > > Yes. Happy to provide updates. > > > > Why should Linux Australia support this project? > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Linux Australia has been the auspicing financial sponsor of a number of > Drupal events in Australia and New Zealand over many years. Most of those > events have been successful, and returned a healthy surplus, above the > auspicing costs. The Drupal Association has determined that the best way > to support the community at this point, is to focus on the adoption > journey, this means shifting the focus from the contribution journey, while > continuing to support contributors through drupal.org and events. We're > also looking to better support content authors, project managers, and the > growing number of marketing professionals around the world, using Drupal to > communicate with their audiences, customers and citizens. > > > > As a board member of the Drupal Association, elected by the community, I > don't have a corporate entity behind me capable of making a substantial > financial contribution. However, I have already made a meaningful > contribution out of my own pocket. This is why I'm asking the legal entity > that holds funds for and supports the Drupal community in Australia, to > make a contribution on our behalf to the global effort to grow adoption of > Drupal. > > > > - Donna Benjamin > > _______________________________________________ > > Grants mailing list > > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > > -- > 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 > > -- Megan Sanicki Executive Director Drupal Association +1 609.454.0912 twitter: @megansanicki 3439 NE Sandy Blvd # 269, Portland, OR 97232 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: