<div id="geary-body" dir="auto"><div>Some good points, but open source _is_ a value, obvious when it's observed how many avoid it.</div><div>Obvious when a world is envisaged with or without it.</div><div>Can you imagine a world where _everything_ was open source?</div><div>We currently reside in a world where the majority of it isn't, just for comparison.</div></div><div id="geary-signature" dir="auto"><div>--</div>David Crosswell<div>Telaman Consultancies</div><div>P.O. Box 477</div><div>100 Edward Street</div><div>Charleville 4077</div><div>Queensland</div><div>Australia</div><div><br></div><div>https://www.telaman.net.au</div></div><div id="geary-quote" dir="auto"><br>On Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 09:29, Craige McWhirter via linux-aus <linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="plaintext" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At this juncture it looks to me like LA comittee and the community have
formally parted ways?
The timing is particularly poor.
There are reasons that LCA was held the way it was, when it was.
"Everything Open embodies Linux Australia's values" - yet the entire site is
entirely devoid of any values. (no, Ooen Source is not a value, it's a
marketing tool). Transparency would be a good one to start with.
What are the values of this conference, if it is replacing LCA?
This no longer looks like a community event but rather a hollow vessel for
sponsors.
If the community are not involved, how is it grass roots?
Like the LA logo, "Everything Open" appears to not represent anything.
Do we have a date set for the next AGM?
On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 21:07:34 +1000, contact--- via linux-aus wrote:
<blockquote>
Australasia's grassroots Free and Open Source technologies conference,
Everything Open, will be held in Melbourne, Australia from March 14-16 2023.
Linux Australia is proud to announce Everything Open, a new conference that
will be running in March 2023.
This three day conference will have presentations on a range of open
technologies topics from community members and project leaders.
There will be a key focus on Linux, open source software and open hardware,
as well as the communities that surround them.
Following two years of online conferences, we know there is an appetite from
many people in our communities to come together in person again.
Everything Open will run in Naarm (Melbourne) across three days, 14-16
March, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
We realise that some people will need to access the conference from other
locations, and we are working hard to maximise access for all.
Everything Open is a grassroots conference with a focus on open
technologies, the community that has built up around this movement and the
values that it represents.
The presentations will cover a broad range of subject areas including Linux,
open source software, open hardware, open data, open government, and open
GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums), to name a few.
As we have come to expect, there will be technical deep-dives into specific
topics from project contributors, as well as tutorials on building hardware
or using a piece of software, not to mention talks covering the inner
workings of our communities.
## Call for Sessions
Our Call for Sessions will open in a couple of weeks. We encourage you to
start thinking about talks to present at the conference, ready to submit a
proposal once the dashboard opens.
## Sponsorship opportunities
We have a wide range of sponsorship opportunities available. In addition to
sponsoring the conference overall, there are a number of opportunities to
contribute towards specific parts of the event.
If you or your organisation is interested in sponsoring Everything Open,
please get in touch via <a href="mailto:sponsorship@everythingopen.au">sponsorship@everythingopen.au</a>
## Stay in the know
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be the first to know about ticket sales, speaker lineups and conference
highlights.
</blockquote>
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Craige McWhirter
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