<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>G'day Chris,</div><div>Forwarding this to the list for you.</div><div><br></div><div>Sam</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Chris Robinson <<a href="mailto:fabricator4@yahoo.com">fabricator4@yahoo.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 17 August 2011 4:39:41 AM ACST<br><b>To:</b> Sam <<a href="mailto:coffeetastesawesome@gmail.com">coffeetastesawesome@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Re: Mission Statement</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Chris Robinson <<a href="mailto:fabricator4@yahoo.com">fabricator4@yahoo.com</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi guys,</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>I prefer version 1 for two reasons:</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>* While version two attempts to change the first sentence so it is more readable, it falls into the trap of twice stating that we are "a group of volunteers".</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>* I prefer the phrase "...</span><strong style="font-weight: normal;">allowing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Australians</span> the freedom of choice</strong><span>" over "allowing people". I encourage us to wave the Aussie flag whenever appropriate to do so, and this is definitely one of those.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Along with the great work that the Australian translation team are doing, seeing Australians taking ownership of the Ubuntu and Loco efforts on their behalf will help to make Ubuntu more appealing to the Aussie public. ;-)</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Every little bit helps.<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Chris.</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Sam <<a href="mailto:coffeetastesawesome@gmail.com">coffeetastesawesome@gmail.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 16 August 2011 11:50 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Mission Statement<br></font><br><div id="yiv1296171775">Hi Jared, <div>I tweaked slightly the "Version 2" you added to the wiki. I have preserved your version and added mine below. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks, </div><div>Sam</div><div><br><div class="yiv1296171775gmail_quote"> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:30 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv1296171775gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> <br> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au"><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a></a><br> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> <br> You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au-owner@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au-owner@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> <br> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br> than "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..."<br> <br> <br> Today's Topics:<br> <br> 1. 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Re: Mission Statement (Benjamin Donald-Wilson)<br> <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 1<br> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:13:56 +1000<br> From: Jared Norris <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com">jrnorris@gmail.com</a></a>><br> To: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> Subject: Mission Statement<br> Message-ID:<br> <CAF4+eiW1Ud=<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:7WFoyFf_9kK8yjGW3S_DFjSTfZk6_qsHHQjTGcQ@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:7WFoyFf_9kK8yjGW3S_DFjSTfZk6_qsHHQjTGcQ@mail.gmail.com"><a href="mailto:7WFoyFf_9kK8yjGW3S_DFjSTfZk6_qsHHQjTGcQ@mail.gmail.com">7WFoyFf_9kK8yjGW3S_DFjSTfZk6_qsHHQjTGcQ@mail.gmail.com</a></a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br> <br> Good evening,<br> <br> Following some good constructive feedback I've attempted to reword the<br> draft of the mission statement slightly to make it read better. If you<br> can please check it out [0] and let me know if it's heading in the<br> right direction that would be great. If anyone else has any sort of<br> feedback or want to rewrite it again please feel free to do so on the<br> wiki page just make sure you make clear who has written what so it's<br> easy to follow.<br> <br> [0] <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation"><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation</a></a><br> <br> --<br> Regards,<br> <br> Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)<br> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris"><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris</a></a><br> <br> <br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <br> Message: 2<br> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:35:55 +1000<br> From: Benjamin Donald-Wilson <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:benjamin.donald.wilson.k@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:benjamin.donald.wilson.k@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:benjamin.donald.wilson.k@gmail.com">benjamin.donald.wilson.k@gmail.com</a></a>><br> To: Jared Norris <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com">jrnorris@gmail.com</a></a>><br> Cc: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> Subject: Re: Mission Statement<br> Message-ID:<br> <CAHy=<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:u99CU10Rbjfkyj8qB3nEm38TJ8_VhcMi7j4RsjxJQrAnRQ@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:u99CU10Rbjfkyj8qB3nEm38TJ8_VhcMi7j4RsjxJQrAnRQ@mail.gmail.com"><a href="mailto:u99CU10Rbjfkyj8qB3nEm38TJ8_VhcMi7j4RsjxJQrAnRQ@mail.gmail.com">u99CU10Rbjfkyj8qB3nEm38TJ8_VhcMi7j4RsjxJQrAnRQ@mail.gmail.com</a></a>><br> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br> <br> Hay all,<br> <br> I think it is a great job from last month not really having one to<br> now! Well done team. :)<br> ===========<br> Thanks,<br> <br> Ben Donald-Wilson<br> <br> <br> <br> On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 20:13, Jared Norris <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:jrnorris@gmail.com">jrnorris@gmail.com</a></a>> wrote:<br> > Good evening,<br> ><br> > Following some good constructive feedback I've attempted to reword the<br> > draft of the mission statement slightly to make it read better. If you<br> > can please check it out [0] and let me know if it's heading in the<br> > right direction that would be great. If anyone else has any sort of<br> > feedback or want to rewrite it again please feel free to do so on the<br> > wiki page just make sure you make clear who has written what so it's<br> > easy to follow.<br> ><br> > [0] <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation"><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/MissionStatement#Consolidation</a></a><br> ><br> > --<br> > Regards,<br> ><br> > Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)<br> > <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris"><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris</a></a><br> ><br> > --<br> > ubuntu-au mailing list<br> > <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> > <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au"><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a></a><br> ><br> <br> <br> <br> ------------------------------<br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> ubuntu-au mailing list<br> <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au"><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a></a><br> <br> <br> End of ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 66, Issue 9<br> ****************************************<br> </font></blockquote></div><br></div> </div><br>-- <br>ubuntu-au mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com</a></a><br><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au" target="_blank"><a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au</a></a><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>