<div class="gmail_extra">As much as I think the name Linux Australia is a mis-nomer, it's more Open Source/Software Libre Australia I don't think the effort is worth the gain.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div>
<div class="gmail_extra">I have the following points;</div><div class="gmail_extra"><ul><li>I'd much prefer the LA committee is out doing awesome things rather then worrying about things like names.</li><li>(And to contradict the above) Linux Australia has good brand recognition, logo and similar, abandoning that seems like a bad idea.</li>
<li>Linux is a huge part of the Open Source community.</li><li>Nobody is going to be happy with the new name.</li></ul></div><div class="gmail_extra">I'll probably regret replying to this as it'll all end up in my inbox now :/</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Tim</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 April 2012 13:51, Christopher Yeoh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cyeoh@ozlabs.org" target="_blank">cyeoh@ozlabs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:44:48 +1000<br>
John Ferlito <<a href="mailto:johnf@inodes.org">johnf@inodes.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://Linux.conf.au" target="_blank">Linux.conf.au</a> is our largest and longest running conference and we<br>
> don't believe we need to change its name. The reputation and wide<br>
> recognition of the LCA brand is important to the future of<br>
> <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>.<br>
<br>
</div>Perhaps we could take a lesson from <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>. There was a time<br>
when people were trying to attach as much as possible to<br>
<a href="http://Linux.conf.au" target="_blank">Linux.conf.au</a>. But rather than do this a model of allowing people to<br>
test the waters through miniconfs and even a co-conference at LCA was<br>
used. With the idea that when they got enough experience and<br>
exposure/popularity they could host their own completely separate<br>
conference.<br>
<br>
So perhaps LA could work on a similar model. Help emerging groups<br>
with similar aims by allowing them to work under the LA<br>
umbrella for a while until they get big enough to stand on their own.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
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