Re: clarifying membership criteria
Arjen Lentz via linux-aus <[email protected]> Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:41:45 +1000
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--===============7817418679236495823== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=----RNPC9IEA06VPMIZGE9JE1EOV04DWTU Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ------RNPC9IEA06VPMIZGE9JE1EOV04DWTU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You may recall that not too long ago the LA articles of incorporation need= ed to be updated, to bring them in line with NSW, ATO and other requirement= s. We use the opportunity to clean up and update various things. I do remember the membership criteria being one of the topics as well. I do= n't have the articles repo URL handy, but it'll be on the history of this l= ist if you do a quick search. Russell Stuart was leading the update process. If you refer to the articles, you'll have the official definition. Then, if= the website doesn't match or has a typo in those paragraphs, the website s= hould be updated as the articles are the authoritative source of truth for = this. Thanks On February 7, 2026 9:42:13 PM GMT+10:00, Russell Coker via linux-aus <linu= [email protected]> wrote: >https://linux.org.au/ > >The above page has "Linux Australia is the peak body of Open Source=20 >communities in Australasia. Linux Australia represents Australasian users = and=20 >developers of ..." > >So that's either "Australia" or "Australiasia". > >https://linux.org.au/membership/ > >The above page has a list of countries for address which appears to list e= very=20 >country in the world. > >My recollection of Linux.conf.au practice was that all delegates had a=20 >membership of Linux Australia by default. > >What exactly is the membership criteria? The membership page seems to imp= ly=20 >that people who are interested from any country can just join if they feel= =20 >like it, is that correct? > >Rick Moen (prominent American Linux user from California) was a member of = LUV=20 >for decades. > >Flounder has a number of members from outsize the main Australia and New=20 >Zealand target area just because we don't turn away anyone who has interes= ting=20 >things to say about FOSS and happens to join the Matrix room. The only ti= me=20 >we ask where someone is based is in the context of whether they are likely= to=20 >be awake when we have a video meeting. > >Do members of groups running under the LA umbrella become de facto LA memb= ers? > > >I think that anyone who can give us reason to believe that they are a real= =20 >person not a bot or sock puppet should be allowed to join regardless of=20 >country. > >I also think that members of groups running under LA should be considered = non=20 >voting members if that's a thing we can do. In the case of Flounder not=20 >everyone who has joined has felt inclined to mention their real name so=20 >obviously they can't be considered full members of LA because of that. > >In any case I think that this needs to be made clear on the web site. If = it=20 >turns out that my interpretation of the web site is not correct then we ca= n=20 >debate whether it can or should be changed once we are clear on what the=20 >situation is. > >--=20 >My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ >My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >linux-aus mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus > >To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to >linux-aus-unsubscribe-cunTk1MwBs8iFSDQTTA3OBCuuivNXqWP@public.gmane.org >--=20 >Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content = filtering.https://www.mailguard.com.au/mg >Click here to report this message as spam: >https://console.mailguard.com.au/ras/2c2CbdjcCw/6vvgxpbo9cLq7lf1ZJRgcR/0.1 > ------RNPC9IEA06VPMIZGE9JE1EOV04DWTU Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">You may recall that not too long= ago the LA=C2=A0 articles of incorporation needed to be updated, to bring = them in line with NSW, ATO and other requirements. We use the opportunity t= o clean up and update various things.<br><br>I do remember the membership c= riteria being one of the topics as well. I don't have the articles repo URL= handy, but it'll be on the history of this list if you do a quick search. = Russell Stuart was leading the update process.<br><br>If you refer to the a= rticles, you'll have the official definition. Then, if the website doesn't = match or has a typo in those paragraphs, the website should be updated as t= he articles are the authoritative source of truth for this.<br><br>Thanks</= div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto">On February 7, 202= 6 9:42:13 PM GMT+10:00, Russell Coker via linux-aus <linux-aus-cunTk1MwBs//[email protected]= ux.org.au> wrote:</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= : 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-lef= t: 1ex;"> <pre class=3D"k9mail"><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"https://linux.org.au/">h= ttps://linux.org.au/</a><br><br>The above page has "Linux Australia is the = peak body of Open Source <br>communities in Australasia. Linux Australia re= presents Australasian users and <br>developers of ..."<br><br>So that's eit= her "Australia" or "Australiasia".<br><br><a href=3D"https://linux.org.au/m= embership/">https://linux.org.au/membership/</a><br><br>The above page has = a list of countries for address which appears to list every <br>country in = the world.<br><br>My recollection of Linux.conf.au practice was that all de= legates had a <br>membership of Linux Australia by default.<br><br>What exa= ctly is the membership criteria? The membership page seems to imply <br>th= at people who are interested from any country can just join if they feel <b= r>like it, is that correct?<br><br>Rick Moen (prominent American Linux user= from California) was a member of LUV <br>for decades.<br><br>Flounder has = a number of members from outsize the main Australia and New <br>Zealand tar= get area just because we don't turn away anyone who has interesting <br>thi= ngs to say about FOSS and happens to join the Matrix room. The only time <= br>we ask where someone is based is in the context of whether they are like= ly to <br>be awake when we have a video meeting.<br><br>Do members of group= s running under the LA umbrella become de facto LA members?<br><br><br>I th= ink that anyone who can give us reason to believe that they are a real <br>= person not a bot or sock puppet should be allowed to join regardless of <br= >country.<br><br>I also think that members of groups running under LA shoul= d be considered non <br>voting members if that's a thing we can do. In the= case of Flounder not <br>everyone who has joined has felt inclined to ment= ion their real name so <br>obviously they can't be considered full members = of LA because of that.<br><br>In any case I think that this needs to be mad= e clear on the web site. If it <br>turns out that my interpretation of the= web site is not correct then we can <br>debate whether it can or should be= changed once we are clear on what the <br>situation is.<br><br></div></pre= ></blockquote></div></body></html><br><p>Message protected by MailGuard: e= -mail anti-virus, anti-spam and content filtering.<br /><a href=3D"https://= www.mailguard.com.au/mg">https://www.mailguard.com.au/mg</a></p> <!-- MailGuard Message ID: 69873312fb747c - use this number for reporting -= -> <br> <br>= ------RNPC9IEA06VPMIZGE9JE1EOV04DWTU-- --===============7817418679236495823== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ linux-aus mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/linux-aus To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to linux-aus-unsubscribe-cunTk1MwBs8iFSDQTTA3OBCuuivNXqWP@public.gmane.org --===============7817418679236495823==--