<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; ">Dear All,</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; "><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; ">Hope all is well! It was lovely to see everyone that was able to join us <a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> 2020 at the Gold Coast.</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; "><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; ">I wanted to send through a big congratulations from Linux Australia to Tridge who was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. It is fantastic to see Tridge recognised for all the wonderful work he has done for Australia, Open Source and especially, our community.</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; "><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; ">Full details are below: </div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; "><br></div><div style="; margin: 0px;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);">MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Dr Andrew James TRIDGELL,</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Griffith ACT 2603</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> For service to information technology.</span></span></font><span class="c-mrkdwn__br" data-stringify-type="paragraph-break" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: 8px; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Software programmer and developer</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Founder, RSync, since 1990s.</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Founder, Samba, since 1990s-2011.</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Lead Developer, MAVProxy.</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Technical Lead, CanberraUAV.</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> ArduPilot SoftwareTeam member, since 2012. Lead Developer, current.</span></span></font><span class="c-mrkdwn__br" data-stringify-type="paragraph-break" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: 8px; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Other</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Educator and Course Developer, Research School of Computer Science,</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Australian National University, early 2000s-2016.</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Honorary Lecturer, College of Engineering and Computer Science,</span><font color="#d1d2d3"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"></span></font><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"> Australian National University, current.</span></span></font></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; "><span style="color: rgb(209, 210, 211); font-family: Slack-Lato, appleLogo, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; orphans: 2; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(34, 37, 41);"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; ">Thanks,</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; "><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px; ; ">Sae Ra</div><br><div class="gmail_signature"><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap">--
Sae Ra Germaine
President
Linux Australia
<a href="mailto:president@linux.org.au" target="_blank">president@linux.org.au</a>
<a href="http://linux.org.au/" target="_blank">http://linux.org.au</a>
Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
ABN 56 987 117 479</pre><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="Courier"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><i>I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout
Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and
culture. I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.</i></span></font></pre><pre cols="72" style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></pre></div></body></html>