<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><br><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 15 Oct 2022, at 10:03 am, Andrew Pam <andrew@sericyb.com.au> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>On 15/10/22 10:33, Russell Stuart via linux-aus wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>As it happened, COVID was very much still a thing at the start of 2022.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>COVID is still very much a thing now, and in fact we are likely to see a fresh wave of the latest variants that are even more infectious. Sadly many of us are still not able to attend any in-person conferences. The premature decrease in protections and reporting is revealing who our society doesn't value.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards,</span><br><span> Andrew</span><br><span>-- </span><br></div></blockquote><br><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please don’t mention things like “premature decrease in protections and reporting”, nor speculate on the health of the general population. </span></div><div>This is an opinion and not one that may be held by all member of the constituency, and it will likely only sow further discord. <br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>Regarding the conference situation, I too am one that thinks there may be a change in the direction of LA, and I am a little perturbed by how it happened. </div><div><br></div><div>Funnily enough it sort of reminds me of the way the ACS went a short time ago. I’m sure we all know how well that turned out. </div><div><br></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I wonder if the organisation should be called “Open Source Australia” instead - which would have to be put to a formal vote, require change of name of incorporation etc. </div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If this is truly how the organisation wants to go then it should do it properly rather than via stealth. Or maybe I’m just reading too much into it?</div></div><div><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Regards,<br>Marcus Herstik<br><br>M: <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">0405-569-466</span><br>A: <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">P.O. Box 2443, Burleigh Waters, QLD, 4220</span></span></div></div></div></body></html>