[plug] Professional Linux Organisation

[James Elliott]

Why be so parochial - if this takes off pepole i other States might like to
join:

AOSA      Australian Open Source Association

or if you prefer to stay local:

WAOSA   or   OSAWA   ("oh-sar-wah" ... easier to say)

James Elliott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Malcolm" <Jeremy at Malcolm.wattle.id.au>
Newsgroups: local.lists.plug
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Professional Linux Organisation


> Colin Muller wrote:
> >
> > All of us who use Linux to provide professional services also use a
> > lot of open-source software which is not exclusive to Linux in the
> > course of providing those services (ask Richard Stallman :-)). Why not
> > form an association which reflects that reality? I believe the broader
> > outlook inherent in doing so would result in a proportionatley broader
> > impact.
>
> More possible names along these lines:
>
> WAS*P - Western Australian Society of *nix Professionals
>
> WANOSP - Western Australian Network of Open Systems Professionals
>
> OSIAWA - Open Source Industry Association of Western Australia
>
> OSCPWA - Open Source Computing Professionals of Western Australia
>
> TOSAWAI - TOSAWAI are Open Source Advocates in Western Australian
> Industry
>
> I kind of like the last one, not just because it is a recursive
> acronym, but also because we like to "toss away" Microsoft products.
> On the other hand, "OSIAWA" has a nice ring to it (pronounce like
> "Asia WA" except with an "O").  What do other people like?  Once we
> get a few more names I'll put them up on a Web site for votes.
>
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