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+1 from me too - this is something worth supporting and is aligned with LA's goals.<BR>
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Euan.<BR>
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On Mon, 2014-06-23 at 12:31 +1000, Brent Wallis wrote:
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On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Andrew Donnellan <<A HREF="mailto:ajdlinux@gmail.com">ajdlinux@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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I strongly support this application. <BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#888888">Andrew</FONT><BR>
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On 23/06/2014 11:17 am, "Chris Neugebauer" <<A HREF="mailto:chrisjrn@gmail.com">chrisjrn@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>
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Hey all,<BR>
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One of our members, Michael Cordover, has been going through the<BR>
Freedom of Information process to gain access to the source code used<BR>
by the Australian Electoral Commision to tally Senate votes in<BR>
Australian federal elections.<BR>
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Michael's process, including all correspondence with the AEC, has been<BR>
thoroughly documented here at [0].<BR>
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The AEC declined the FOI request, and Michael is currently seeking<BR>
appeal through the administrative appeals tribunal, as the free review<BR>
process was performed by the OAIC, a body being disbanded through the<BR>
2014-15 federal budget process.<BR>
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The appeal requires a lodgement fee of some $850. Michael is in the<BR>
process of crowd funding this request [1].<BR>
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Whilst I'm not a lawyer, I've been following the process quite closely<BR>
since it started, and have been deeply bemused by the AEC's arguments,<BR>
which I personally feel are either technically flawed or absurd.<BR>
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I believe that the goal of the FOI request, and associated review, is<BR>
well in line with Linux Australia's values [2], in particular, that of<BR>
"Freedom", which explicitly states:<BR>
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"We value free access to, sharing of and repurposing of information,<BR>
in particular that information held by the public sector."<BR>
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I'd like to request that, as a showing of support, Linux Australia<BR>
make a small contribution, not exceeding $150 to the crowdfunding<BR>
campaign.<BR>
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--Chris<BR>
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[0] <A HREF="http://easycount.mjec.net/">http://easycount.mjec.net/</A><BR>
[1] <A HREF="http://www.pozible.com/project/183015">http://www.pozible.com/project/183015</A><BR>
[2] <A HREF="http://linux.org.au/values">http://linux.org.au/values</A><BR>
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--<BR>
--Christopher Neugebauer<BR>
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Jabber: <A HREF="mailto:chrisjrn@gmail.com">chrisjrn@gmail.com</A> -- IRC: chrisjrn on <A HREF="http://irc.freenode.net">irc.freenode.net</A> --<BR>
WWW: <A HREF="http://chris.neugebauer.id.au">http://chris.neugebauer.id.au</A> -- Twitter: @chrisjrn<BR>
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