[Osia-members] [Linux-aus] Open Source Industry Association call for nominations - ends Friday 9th Nov

[Paul Moore]

Hi All, Mark,

On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 at 14:23, Mark Phillips <
mark.phillips at automatedtestsystems.com.au> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I just saw this email on the linux-aus list so I thought I would reply.
> (full context at bottom)
>
> In particular:
>
> Nevertheless,  significant  challenges  remain.
> The lion’s  share  of  the  work  in  2018  was  done  by  OSIA
> Company  Secretary  Jack  Burton  and  to  a  lesser  ex-
> tent from February to July also by my predecessor as
> Chairman,  Mark Phillips.   Ultimately,  such a division
> of labour is unsustainable.  If that continues,  it would
> be inevitable that the organisation will again & again
> burn out those individuals who are willing to contribute,
> lurching from one crisis to the next as they leave.
> 1) I hope there is no implication that my resignation was due to a burnout.
>     I wish to assure everybody that that was not the reason.
>

I wasn’t particularly trying to imply anything, but rather state openly and
clearly that yourself and Jack doing lots of work is unsustainable.

2) I haven't seen the OSIA newsletters since I resigned, so could you let
> me know what OSIA's has done since I resigned? The only thing I can see is
> that a possible director being negotiated with at the time of my
> resignation didn't join and that Don Lowe has also resigned. Oh, and the
> road shows were cancelled.
>

Certainly Mark. I’ll let Jack update you on the number of other things OSIA
has done since then.

Mark
>

Cheers,

Paul

PS While I'm asking, is there a reason why OSIA didn't submit  anything for
> the Assistance and Access Bill 2018
> https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access-bill-2018
>
> <https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access-bill-2018?>
> I have a personal submission.
>
> PPS. I am also a bit worried that LA as a body didn't submit anything
> either. So next time something like this comes up,  I'll be asking for
> contributions from both OSIA and LA.
>
>
> On 04 November 2018 at 18:06 James Polley via linux-aus <
> linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> (Please note that I'm writing this email in a purely personal capacity)
>
> It's come to my attention that the Open Source Industry Association call
> for nominations for directors for the 2018 board has opened, and closes
> this Friday November 9.
>
> OSIA is an organisation that I feel has substantially complementary
> interests with Linux Australia. Where LA works to support the community
> through financial sponsorship of events and user groups, OSIA works to
> support the community by representing companies and other organisations
> within Australia who invest in or build their future on FOSS. Primarily
> this has been done through public policy work - including making direct
> representations to government, but also working with the press and other
> bodies to build awareness of issues that affect our ability to work on
> FOSS.  A detailed report on the work OSIA has done over the last few years
> - including representations to government on various issues, and the
> outcomes that have been achieved, is in [2]
>
> Just like LA relies on volunteers to serve on the Council, OSIA relies on
> volunteers to serve on the Board (different names, equivalent functions).
> If you're someone who relies on being able to work on FOSS in order to earn
> a living, I'd urge you to look into OSIA and consider whether you could
> potentially assist by standing for election to the Board.
>
> (I'll be saying something similar about the Linux Australia council in a
> few weeks)
>
> The full call for nominations is at [1] and the Annual Report for the year
> is at [2]. In case you missed the subject, note that the call for
> nominations closes on Friday the 9th November, and you'll need to be a
> financial member - and seconded by another financial member in order to
> stand for election. Full details on how to nominate are in the FAQ at [1].
>
> [1]
> https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20181029/000417.html
> [2]
> https://lists.osia.com.au/pipermail/osia-members/Week-of-Mon-20181029/000416.html
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Cheers,

Paul Moore
Astute Systems
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