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<p>Reminds me of an episode of Bar Rescue a few years back...</p>
<p>Old owner, great well known name, great patronage</p>
<p>Old Owner sells to New Owner</p>
<p>New Owner changes name</p>
<p>12 months on in dire straits</p>
<p>Johnny Tapper changes name back to Original name (and few minor changes - not one of his all in reno eps tho)</p>
<p>Patronage soaring again 6 months on</p>
<p>So much so New Owner changed name back to his.</p>
<p>6 months on bar nearly empty</p>
<p>6 more months on bar closed</p>
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<p>I'll be voting no, like last time, and the time .....</p>
<p>If you want a new organisation to represent open source, start it up yourself rather than try piggy back of LA's success.</p>
<div>Merry Christmas y'all</div>
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