On Monday, 18 September 2006 at 20:14:11 -0700, Michael Still wrote: > Jeff Waugh wrote: >> <quote who="Christopher Yeoh"> >> >>> Where there are cases of individuals, communities, and companies wanting >>> something different, perhaps this is an indicator that there is room for >>> more organisations and conferences to fill any gaps that may exist. >> >> This seems to me to be the easy way out of making a difficult decision. >> >> In the Linux Australia case, more organisations is clearly dangerous. The >> Government want a peak body to talk to, and that has been the case since >> around 2000. > > I've heard that argument a couple of times on this thread now. I fail to > see why the government finding reality inconvenient is our problem. Hah. I suppose this is what you were referring to in the other message. The Government is only one example. Obviously we're talking politics or evangelism here. How do we best make clear to the outside world that Open Source is the way to go? That's our problem (both Linux Australia's and AUUG's). AGIMO (ex NOIE) is interested, and they've repeatedly solicited input. The fact that there are two different groups, each saying slightly different things and in different terminology, makes their job harder. But they're the people who are sympathetic to our aims. What chance do we have with people who are at best neutral? A couple of months ago we invited Janet Hawtin to a board meeting of the ICT Council for South Australia to present something on the DMCA legislation. The board members acknowledged that there might be an issue, but they weren't convinced that it had anything to do with them. Under these situations, a single organization to give direction would be better than two. > If the government can't handle the complexities of talking to two > spokes people, how can they run a country? I think you'll find that most people who have dealt with AGIMO have been positively impressed. They're not stupid by a long chalk. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key. See complete headers for address and phone numbers.
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