<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 8:16 PM, Craige McWhirter via linux-aus <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au" target="_blank">linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class="gmail-">On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 19:58:05 +1100, Linux Australia President wrote:<br>
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> Should Linux Australia change its name to Open Source Australia (Yes/No)<br>
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</span>I'll be voting (No) to this proposal, not because I'm against name change but<br>
because I disagree with this particular name change.<br>
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Not only do I agree with the bulk of no objections thus far but more<br>
importantly for myself, changing the name from "Linux Australia" to "Open<br>
Source $Anything" represents a *significant* watering down of the ethical<br>
position that for me at least, has underpinned LA from the start and the<br>
LUGs that preceded it.<br>
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I'd support a name change that was more representative of our activities but<br>
not one that waters down our ethos.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>So I totally understand that - I would describe myself as leaning more to the "free software" side of the fence too.</div><div><br></div><div>However, I can't think of a name that a) reflects our free software and linux community heritage, b) includes software, hardware, & community etc - all aspects that are included in our organisation's activities, c) has (current or potential) broad brand recognition, and d) reflects what we've been actually doing - representing and supporting all things free and open source software and hardware and community.</div><div><br></div><div>I think the Open Source Australia is the best fit for who we are, what we've been doing, (not just what we say we want to do), and who we've been supporting and representing. Hence I'll be voting "Yes" :-)</div><div><br></div><div><div>On top of that, I support the current leadership and what they are doing. I don't have the capacity to put the hours into our organisation as the council and leadership team do, so I support their recommendation to the membership.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>Michael...</div></div><div><br></div></div>
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