Hi. I'm only new here but have been reading with interest the happenings of the last few days. Here is what this situation looks like to a newcomer. With all due respect the Australian Loco has let things slide and is now scrambling to stay afloat. From my readings if it wasn't for Mellisa the Loco would have dissolved ages ago. I don't think scrambling to change Governance structures and election processes is going to help the Ubuntu-AU loco while there is a culture of "it'll-be-right-mate". It isn't processes that need changing it is attitudes. If the overall attitude changes then the process will clean up as people become involved in the loco.
As far as time zones go Australia has at least 5 official zones in Summer there are also unofficial zones in a few states that locals adhere to. So if your planning on setting up meetings you really need to have some idea of what time it will be where the people are located so everyone can actually be on time in their time zone. Scott wrote "So what is it we want to achieve? who are we and what do we stand for? What is the future of the Australian ubuntu-au Loco team?". Being a newbie I took a look at th Ubuntu-AU site and believe it or not these questions, except the last one, are actually answered there. So does Ubuntu-Au need to rethink its plan? Does Ubuntu-AU need to cut back on what it hope to work on? Is it effective to have grand plans only to realise a few years down the track that non, if any, have been achieved? Now having said all that, I would like to take part. I am a school teacher and a motor mechanic and can see a great future for Ubuntu in mainstream academia and the automotive industry IF people actually find out about it and programmers can be encouraged to write programs for Ubuntu in various industries. Just my thoughts at this time. Hope it helps. Michael (k3lt01 on the Ubuntu forums) -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
