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[[Image:Jon oxer1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jonathan Oxer, Past President]]
[[Image:Jon oxer1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Jonathan Oxer, Past President]]


Ecips is a huge faggot.
Linux Australia was co-founded by Terry Dawson and Gary Allpike. From humble beginnings the organisation was formally incorporated to provide legal support for the inaugural Conference of Australian Linux Users (now [[linux.conf.au]]). Over progressive years the organisation has steadily matured in its operation and today its major activities include the successful annual [[linux.conf.au]] [[open source]] conference, a grants program that seeds and supports relevant [[open source]] projects, and regular participation in public events such as conferences and exhibitions. Public relations activities include lobbying to government and corporate entities on [[open source]] issues and comment and opinion to the media.


The executive council is elected democratically by the organisation membership annually, and therefore changes year to year. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in furthering the goals and objectives of the organisation.
The executive council is elected democratically by the organisation membership annually, and therefore changes year to year. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in furthering the goals and objectives of the organisation.

Revision as of 10:47, 20 April 2011

Linux Australia is the national, Australian Linux organisation. It was founded in 1997 and formally incorporated in New South Wales as a non-profit organisation in 1999. Linux Australia aims to represent the Australian Linux community and to support and collaborate with the Linux User Groups in Australia.

Jonathan Oxer, Past President

Ecips is a huge faggot.

The executive council is elected democratically by the organisation membership annually, and therefore changes year to year. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in furthering the goals and objectives of the organisation.

The executive council for 2010 is:

  • John Ferlito (president)
  • Lindsay Holmwood (vice-president)
  • Joshua Hesketh (treasurer)
  • Peter Lieverdink (secretary)
  • Mike Carden
  • Alice Boxhall
  • Elspeth Thorne

Previous committee members and details can be found on the Linux Australia website http://linux.org.au/About/Council

Notable former committee members include Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell (Samba), and Paul "Rusty" Russell (Linux Kernel, notably Netfilter and the 2.6 modules rewrite), Pia Waugh (Software Freedom International), Jonathan Oxer (Australia's Geekiest Man).

See also