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<p>Hi everyone, <br>
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<p>The Rusty Wrench Award is Australia's highest honour for
community contributions to the open source movement in the
country, eponymously named for luminary Rusty Russell. one of
Australia's most prominent contributors and community members, and
founder of linux.conf.au (as CALU, in 1999), and inaugural
recipient of the award. <br>
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<p>The Rusty Wrench Award is an award started by Jeff Waugh to
recognise outstanding service to the Australian and New Zealand
Free and Open Source Software community.</p>
<p>In previous years, nominations for this award have been done via
web form, however as we're transitioning to a new web site,
nominations will be done this year via email. <br>
</p>
<p>The Council and Rusty Wrench previous recipients will then review
the nominations and may choose to award to the Rusty Wrench. <br>
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<p>Please send your nomination to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a> with the
subject line "Rusty Wrench Nomination: NAME OF NOMINEE", and
include a paragraph on why you believe he/she/they should be
awarded the Rusty Wrench. <br>
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<p><strong>Winners of the Rusty Wrench Award:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>2017 - Michael Still and Michael Davies (joint award)</li>
<li>2016 - No award made<br>
</li>
<li>2015 — Steve Walsh</li>
<li>2014 — Andrew Tridgell</li>
<li>2013 — Donna Benjamin</li>
<li>2012 — Mary Gardiner</li>
<li>2008–2011: no award made</li>
<li>2007 — Kim Weatherall</li>
<li>2006 — Pia Waugh</li>
<li>2005 — Rusty Russell</li>
</ul>
<p>Nominations should be received no later than 30th November 2018.
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<p>Kind regards, <br>
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<p>Kathy<br>
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Kathy Reid
President
Linux Australia
0418 130 636
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:president@linux.org.au">president@linux.org.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.org.au">http://linux.org.au</a>
Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
ABN 56 987 117 479 </pre>
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