Re: Announcing Everything Open - Conference 2023

Some good points, but open source _is_ a value, obvious when it's 
observed how many avoid it.
Obvious when a world is envisaged with or without it.
Can you imagine a world where _everything_ was open source?
We currently reside in a world where the majority of it isn't, just for 
comparison.
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On Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 09:29, Craige McWhirter via linux-aus 
<[email protected]> wrote:
> 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:
>> 
>>  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 sponsorship-RoVY85ZT/[email protected] 
>> <mailto:sponsorship-RoVY85ZT/[email protected]>
>> 
>> 
>>  ## Stay in the know
>> 
>>  Subscribe to our announcement mailing list and follow our social 
>> channels to
>>  be the first to know about ticket sales, speaker lineups and 
>> conference
>>  highlights.
> 
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