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    <p>Hi Mark, <br>
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    <p>Just a minor point of clarification - Linux Australia partnered
      with several other digital rights and technology groups and
      co-signed a detailed submission here; <br>
    </p>
    <p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/consultations/Documents/new-america%27s-open-technology-institute.pdf">https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/consultations/Documents/new-america%27s-open-technology-institute.pdf</a></p>
    <p>This also speaks to the point you've made about the capacity of
      multiple groups to effect change - partnering and collaboration on
      pieces like this help to reduce the efforts required by both
      organisations. </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Best wishes for the call for board members, <br>
    </p>
    <p>Kind regards, <br>
    </p>
    <p>Kathy<br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/11/18 3:23 pm, Mark Phillips via
      linux-aus wrote:<br>
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      <p>Hi All,<br>
      </p>
      <p>I just saw this email on the linux-aus list so I thought I
        would reply. (full context at bottom)<br>
      </p>
      <p>In particular:<br>
      </p>
      <p style="padding-left: 90px;">Nevertheless,  significant 
        challenges  remain.<br>
        The lion’s  share  of  the  work  in  2018  was  done  by  OSIA<br>
        Company  Secretary  Jack  Burton  and  to  a  lesser  ex-<br>
        tent from February to July also by my predecessor as<br>
        Chairman,  Mark Phillips.   Ultimately,  such a division<br>
        of labour is unsustainable.  If that continues,  it would<br>
        be inevitable that the organisation will again & again<br>
        burn out those individuals who are willing to contribute,<br>
        lurching from one crisis to the next as they leave.<br>
      </p>
      <p style="padding-left: 90px;"><br>
      </p>
      1) I hope there is no implication that my resignation was due to a
      burnout.
      <div>    I wish to assure everybody that that was not the reason.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>2) I haven't seen the OSIA newsletters since I resigned, so
        could you let me know what OSIA's has done since I resigned? The
        only thing I can see is that a possible director being
        negotiated with at the time of my resignation didn't join and
        that Don Lowe has also resigned. Oh, and the road shows were
        cancelled.<br>
      </div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Mark</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>PS While I'm asking, is there a reason why OSIA didn't
        submit  anything for the Assistance and Access Bill 2018 <a
href="https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access-bill-2018?"
          moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access-bill-2018<br>
        </a><br>
      </div>
      <div>I have a personal submission.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>PPS. I am also a bit worried that LA as a body didn't submit
        anything either. So next time something like this comes up, 
        I'll be asking for contributions from both OSIA and LA.<br>
      </div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div><br>
        <blockquote type="cite">On 04 November 2018 at 18:06 James
          Polley via linux-aus <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au"><linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au></a>
          wrote:<br>
          <br>
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            <div dir="ltr">
              <div dir="ltr">Hi all,
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>(Please note that I'm writing this email in a
                  purely personal capacity)</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>It's come to my attention that the Open Source
                  Industry Association call for nominations for
                  directors for the 2018 board has opened, and closes
                  this Friday November 9.</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>OSIA is an organisation that I feel has
                  substantially complementary interests with Linux
                  Australia. Where LA works to support the community
                  through financial sponsorship of events and user
                  groups, OSIA works to support the community by
                  representing companies and other organisations within
                  Australia who invest in or build their future on FOSS.
                  Primarily this has been done through public policy
                  work - including making direct representations to
                  government, but also working with the press and other
                  bodies to build awareness of issues that affect our
                  ability to work on FOSS.  A detailed report on the
                  work OSIA has done over the last few years - including
                  representations to <span
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                    style="display: inline; border-bottom: 2px solid
                    transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat;">government</span> on
                  various issues, and the outcomes that have been <span
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                    style="display: inline; border-bottom: 2px solid
                    transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat;">achieved,</span> is
                  in [2]</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>Just like LA relies on volunteers to serve on the
                  Council, OSIA relies on volunteers to serve on the
                  Board (different names, equivalent functions). If
                  you're someone who relies on being able to work on
                  FOSS in order to earn a living, I'd urge you to look
                  into OSIA and consider whether you could potentially
                  assist by standing for election to the Board.</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>(I'll be saying something similar about the Linux
                  Australia council in a few weeks)</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>The full call for nominations is at [1] and the
                  Annual Report for the year is at [2]. In case you
                  missed the subject, note that the call for nominations
                  closes on Friday the 9th November, and you'll need to
                  be a financial member - and seconded by another
                  financial member in order to stand for election. Full
                  details on how to nominate are in the FAQ at [1].</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>[1] <a
href="https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20181029/000417.html"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20181029/000417.html</a><br>
                </div>
                <div>[2] <a
href="https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20181029/000416.html"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20181029/000416.html</a><br>
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