On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 13:58 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: > linux.conf.au -> something else Good a place as any to jump in: for all the sorts of reasons that are being raised in this thread, after Linux Bangalore/2004 they changed their name to foss.in/2005 It's still a "Linux conference" heart and soul with exactly the sort of breadth that LCA has. Is it more inclusive? I suppose. Did the name change take? Anyone with a marketing background would note here that changing your brand name always has a huge cost. I think their new name *will* take over time, and the message of inclusiveness doesn't hurt (though they have exactly the same sorts of arguments about who to include that we do). [Their domain name works, and that was inspired by linux.conf.au. In fact, they considered (and own) linux.conf.in but they didn't want to step on our toes. Very considerate of them, really. I gather too there's a crowd with linux.conf.mx but the movement died when OLS refused to change its brand to linux.conf.ca] Personally, I've always accepted the de-facto state in the market that "Linux" is a code word that means "the software libré and open source software phenomenon" so, if it were me, I'd leave the conference brand name alone for the simple fact that it has such great recognition amongst the community whose enthusiasm we have, to this date, worked to promote. ++ As for opensource.org.au that really is a no-brainer at this point. And I really like Open Source Community Australia complementing Open Source Industry Australia so good show to whoever originally had that idea. AfC Sydney -- Andrew Frederick Cowie Managing Director Operational Dynamics Consulting Pty Ltd Australia: Office 02 9977 6866, Mobile 04 1079 6725 Management Consultants specializing in strategy, organizational architecture, procedures to survive change, and performance hardening for the people and systems behind the mission critical enterprise. http://www.operationaldynamics.com/
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