[Linux-aus] Recent mailing list discussions

[Steven Hanley]

Great responose Kathy, I like the way you talk.

Completely agree, anyone who is upset with where things are, pay attention,
volunteer your time, step up and make a difference.

Complaining about the work and efforts put in by people volunteering their
time (especially when it seems many peple are not realising how much work
they put in) is counter productive. Stepping up and helping out is the best
way to see things you want to have happen.

Steve


On Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 12:33:13PM +1100, Kathy Reid via linux-aus wrote:
> 
> On 16/10/2022 11:32 am, Simon Lyall via linux-aus wrote:
> >I am reminded of a discussion a few months ago where one of the PGSD told
> >off the rest of the list for not volunteering to help, when there had been
> >no indication that any help was needed or welcome.
> 
> As the "teller-offerer" referenced above, I offer the following:
> 
> "There were no bids received for LCA2023."  - Russell Stuart, this list,
> previously.
> 
> Call for bids for a hybrid conference for LCA2023, April 2021 by Sae Ra
> Germaine, published to this list.
> https://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2021-April/023729.html
> 
> "Ways to help Linux Australia", in "What does Linux Australia do all year?",
> a presentation at LCA2022 by Sae Ra Germaine and Julien Goodwin, Council
> Members of Linux Australia 2021-2022
> https://youtu.be/ektSl_d0F6Q?t=1504
> 
> "We have unfortunately relied on a small pool of return volunteers to help
> run conferences, be part of sub-committees, be on Council but we need to  do
> more and we need to do better. Burnout is all too common in our industry and
> we must do our best not to add burden onto our volunteers giving us what
> precious time they have left for us. There will always be a component of
> variable capacity amongst Council and it???s subcommittees. We will take
> what we can get from people to help us but we need to recognise that we are
> human, we are volunteers, balls will be dropped and you know what. That is
> completely ok."
> - President's Report by Sae Ra Germaine, Linux Australia Annual Report
> 2021-2022 pp. 7-8
> https://linux.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/annual-report-2022-combined-hires.pdf
> 
> ---
> 
> The "PGSD" are burning out. They've taken measures, admirably, to reduce
> that burn out, such as reshaping a hybrid conference to be manageable while
> safeguarding the community's health, and STILL deliver, with the best of
> intent, for this community. And what do they get for their efforts? The
> threads on this list that accuse of them of a lack of transparency. That
> accuse of them of betraying the values of the organisation they're pouring
> their unpaid *free* time into.
> 
> At the risk of this being branded another "telling off" - and echoing Matt
> Cengia's very wise words - if you don't like how things are run, or what is
> being done, then:
> 
>  * Stand for LA Council at the next AGM
>  * Volunteer on a Subcommittee of LA Council.
>  * Stand up a Subcommittee for an alternative event, and run the Event
>    That You Want To See Happen.
>  * Volunteer with Everything Open, when the Calls for Volunteers comes
>    out.
> 
> But let's stop adding work, noise, cognitive load, and emotional labour to
> the people who are actually getting stuff done. Because these threads are
> not worthy of their time, their efforts and their energy *in service* of
> this community.
> 
> Kathy Reid
> 

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-- 
Steven Hanley sjh at svana.org http://svana.org/sjh/diary
we took down all the pictures and then we took down all the walls 
packed up our expectations and piled em up in the hall 
yeah we bagged our future and kicked it to the curb 
and then we stood there unencumbered and we stood there undeterred 
cuz we were done clinging to the things we were afraid to lose 
   In The Way - Evolve - Ani