[H-GEN] Re: [H-ANNOUNCE] Australian Open Source Awards: Call for Nominations (fwd)

Tue Aug 6 19:11:02 EDT 2002

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Ever since Raymond forwarded the attached message to the announce list, I've 
been thinking that it would be good to see Matt Chapman nominated for his 
efforts to produce rdesktop.  Unfortunately, I have no idea how to put 
together a suitable nomination or what the requirements would be for such a 
nomination.

So, first up I should ask if anyone knows if a nomination has been submitted.

On the assumption that no such nomination has been made, is there anyone who 
would be prepared to prepare, or collaborate in preparing, a nomination?  

I know that I'm probably leaving this a bit late, since nominations close 
this Monday, 12 Aug.  I figure the rdesktop product is so useful to me (and 
I'm sure others on this list) that some sort of recognition should be made of 
the effort to produce it.  

I think its worth the effort to encourage those with the skill and dedication 
to produce GPL and other open source software.  These people are under no 
obligation to do any of this.  It is people like me who take all the benefits 
of the work and effort of others who should be grateful and express that 
gratitude, at least occasionally.  These awards are an opportunity.

Regards,
Ewan

On Monday 15 July 2002 18:22, you wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 17:54:39 +1000
> From: Michael Paddon <michael at paddon.org>
> To: auug-announce at auug.org.au
> Subject: Australian Open Source Awards: Call for Nominations
>
>
> Dear Member,
>
> AUUG is proud to announce the inaugural Australian Open Source Awards.
> These annual awards are intended to encourage and recognise the excellence
> and dedication of Australians contributing to the open source arena.
>
> AUUG members may nominate any Australian citizen or resident in
> any of three categories:
>
>     (1) Technology:
>         Awarded for open source work that provides technology or
>         programming infrastructure, such as operating systems, programming
>         languages and compilers, or database systems.
>
>     (2) Application:
>         Awarded for open source work that is focused on solving a
>         particular problem or is for use by end users rather than system
>         builders. Examples include email clients, text processing systems,
>         web browsers, or maybe a program that carries out a complex
> scientific calculation.
>
>     (3) Community:
>         Awarded for a significant contribution to the open source
> community. This could be by publicising open source, making open source
> more acceptable to business, encouraging communication and cooperation
> between open source developers, or any other activity that makes it easier
> for open source code to be developed.
>
> Each award will be given for a specific and complete work. Furthermore,
> in the case of the Technology and Application awards, the work in question
> must be publically available on the Internet and in general use.
>
> AUUG encourages members to nominate worthy recipients for these awards.
> Please email all nominations to osa-nominations at auug.org.au, stating the
> name of the nominee, the category of award and the reason for nomination.
>
> Nominations are now open, and the last day nominations shall be accepted is
> August 12, 2002. Please help us make the inaugural award a success by
> ensuring that people who deserve recognition are nominated.
>
> Voting for the awards will be open to all AUUG members, via a web based
> polling system. We will provide final details to you after nominations
> close. The announcement of winners and the awards ceremony will take place
> at the AUUG 2002 conference dinner, on September 5, 2002.
>
> AUUG would like to especially acknowledge the contribution of Patryk
> Zadarnowski for originating the idea of the awards, and the generous
> sponsorship of Silicon Breeze/Linux Jewellery (www.siliconbreeze.com) for
> providing the unique and coveted trophies.
>
> Thanks for your support,
>
> Australian Open Source Awards Committee
> osa-nominations at auug.org.au
>
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