Hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Bianca Gibson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bianca.rachel.gibson@gmail.com" target="_blank">bianca.rachel.gibson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 12 July 2012 11:46, Gary Allpike <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gary@allpikes.com.au" target="_blank">gary@allpikes.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<snip><div class="im"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-AU"><div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> PS: As the person that first registered the entity “Linux Australia” – It was a Western Australian Registered business name to facilitate the running of CALU before the organisation was registered in NSW – If you don’t want it any more I’m more than happy to have it back!!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div>Damn...I claimed dibs in the first few posts ... but recognise and bow to your "firstness foo... "</div>
<div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">This was brought up in the previous discussion, if there is a name change then <new name> would retain the LA name.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>That really sux...you don't like it but want to keep it.</div><div>I would call that squatting! </div><div><br></div><div>How about this as an alternative:</div><div>How bout if those that think the LA name is bad for them just run off and start their own org?</div>
<div><br></div><div>IMHO there is a pathetic and frankly sickening political agenda at play here specifically designed to elicit extreme response that can be pointed to as being "anti open whatever" . Seems some just want to ride the back of and crush ...what has been and will continue to be a successful org....called LINUX AUSTRALIA.</div>
<div><br></div><div>In short, I call on those that are buzzing out this name change spin/script/meme/"pointy at the constitution wanky" just go and play with their own toys!</div><div><br></div><div>Set up your own org, spend your own time and effort to create what you want.</div>
<div>Leave LA alone!</div><div>Stop the hijack!</div><div><br></div><div>BW</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>....</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>