The Stuff editors have kindly agreed to let me write about open source on stuff.co.nz. Regular postings to appear at:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/blogs/passthesource

This is quite exciting for me and will hopefully give us quite a wide audience with which to interact on open source software issues. Two posts there (only one published at this point), I have the inspiration and several topics ready to go - all I need now is time.

So the NZOSS AGM seemed to go off well. It was good to see quite a few people turn up to the Wellington meeting, log into IRC as well as get together in Auckland and Christchurch.

Some good organisation, especially from Carl who organised all the motions so they could be voted on online in the blink of an eye.

I was elected President, a result which stands despite my request for a recount. Thanks to all that took the time to participate and to vote.

NZOSS AGM takes place on 24th June. Peter Harrison is standing down as president this year. There are two candidates standing to take is place. They are Vik Olliver and Don Christie (that's me folks). Vik's work and track record is ground breaking and his Tux tattoo shows a "'til death do us part" commitment to OSS :-)

Details about each candidate from the NZOSS press release.

Vik Olliver: