[MLB-WIRELESS] AWA

[Clae]

It semms to me that the decision, right or wrong, to not affiliate 
with AWA was made without recourse to the bulk of the members of 
wireless.org.au.

It seems to me that AWA are still working out their operating 
principles, and it is premature of us to make such a stance.  My 
impression of reading the above is that they are well-intentioned, 
and that their description of themselves as a "closed" network, when 
read in context, was an attempt to clarify their legal position vis a 
vis internet traffic, which may be made redundant in light of further 
communication from the relevant departments about the carrier license 
requirements on non-profit groups.

It seems to me that the broader membership of melbwireless will be 
much more likely to get involved in admin and tech work if these kind 
of decisions are discussed publicly before they are made.  It is 
somewhat disconcerting to see this kind of announcement come out of 
the blue.

This is not a technical issue, it involves our goals and our 
relationship with another group, so it is quintessentially the kind 
of decision which should be opened up to the mailing list and/or 
meetings for discussion, as it involves all of us, and our 
representation to another group.  I applaud the fact that it is 
tabled on the agenda for the next meeting.

 From their reply: "any decision of large proportion must be voted 
upon by the member base"

Clae.

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