What does Linux Australia do all year?
summary
Linux Australia acts as the corporate backbone for linux.conf.au, PyCon AU and many LUGs, handling governance, insurance (public, directors, volunteer, emerging cyber cover), and finance across roughly 19 AU and 3 NZ bank accounts; it runs mirrors, communications platforms and a civic CRM, supports an employee assistance program, and distributes community funding. Membership sits at about 5,500 registered members, annual conference income was about $1M pre-COVID and dropped to ~$270k in 2021, while the grants program returns $15–25k/year to projects and events.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:43What is Linux Australia?
- 5:55Governance
- 8:22Finance
- 10:16Communications
- 11:46Membership Grants & Awards
- 14:39Outreach & Advocacy
- 18:01Events
- 20:11Conference / Event
- 24:54Ways to help Linux Australia
