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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hear hear!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> linux-aus-bounces@lists.linux.org.au [mailto:linux-aus-bounces@lists.linux.org.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Wallis<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 13 July 2012 3:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Linux-aus] LA Name Change - the process<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 4:50 PM, James Polley <<a href="mailto:jamezpolley@gmail.com" target="_blank">jamezpolley@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Brent Wallis <<a href="mailto:brent.wallis@gmail.com" target="_blank">brent.wallis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Bianca Gibson <<a href="mailto:bianca.rachel.gibson@gmail.com" target="_blank">bianca.rachel.gibson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 12 July 2012 11:46, Gary Allpike <<a href="mailto:gary@allpikes.com.au" target="_blank">gary@allpikes.com.au</a>> wrote:<br><snip><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Damn...I claimed dibs in the first few posts ... but recognise and bow to your "firstness foo... "<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>This was brought up in the previous discussion, if there is a name change then <new name> would retain the LA name.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>That really sux...you don't like it but want to keep it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would call that squatting! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>How about this as an alternative:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>How bout if those that think the LA name is bad for them just run off and start their own org?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Set up your own org, spend your own time and effort to create what you want.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Leave LA alone!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stop the hijack!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I can't tell if this post is in favour of a name change or against it..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>*sigh*<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This little fish has already had something to eat.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>BW<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>