<div dir="ltr">Kathy,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for investing the time and effort it took you to write this, it's good to see someone thinking about the future of LA and I think your document is a good starting point for a discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>My opinions on a number of points differ from yours, but I do think a respectful discussion about LA's future would be a good thing.</div><div><br></div><div>I've made a couple of small comments on the document already, but I'm going to go away and think about the rest of your suggestions before addressing them.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Neill <br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 3, 2016 at 2:38 PM, Kathy Reid <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kathy@kathyreid.id.au" target="_blank">kathy@kathyreid.id.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi everyone,<br>
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As Joshua and Christopher have noted, nominations and election to Council for 2016 are now underway. The time is right to consider what sort of organisation Linux Australia wants to be, and what its priorities should be as we head towards 2020.<br>
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To this end, I've put together the below document to start a conversation - hopefully a fruitful one - about what the community would like Linux Australia as an organisation to be working towards. It outlines our strategic environment and outlines a number of responses, then prioritises actions required to realise those responses. The Council has seen the document, and I'd like to thank Joshua Hesketh for taking the time to add comments and thoughts to get the conversation started.<br>
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You may not agree with the analysis or actions outlined in the document - which is great - it means you have an opinion and can contribute to refining and shaping Linux Australia's strategy by sharing your thoughts, opinions and alternative viewpoints and recommended actions.<br>
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Everyone with the link is able to comment on the document.<br>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WFeIm-TWVJX-u3gIM9K-hy-91-WFRrs4VVeDDIXCIQo/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WFeIm-TWVJX-u3gIM9K-hy-91-WFRrs4VVeDDIXCIQo/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
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My intention is that this document - 'Inflection Point' - will spur a conversation and debate within the community. It will then be Council's decision whether they choose to accept and/or adopt the recommended actions in this document.<br>
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Please understand this is not a 'pitch' or similar for a nomination to Council - I'm undecided about whether to stand next year due to other life commitments in 2016.<br>
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As always, your feedback and comments are warmly welcomed.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Kathy<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Neill Cox<div>Ingenious Software</div></div></div>
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