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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>
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<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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various issues, and the outcomes that have been <span
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class="ox-b63dbf9c9b-ox-6dceb20dd5-gmail-gr_
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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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