Judges named for NZ Open source awards

Mon, 23rd Aug 2010

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Seven open source experts will form the judging panel of the 2010 Open source Awards, due to be held in Wellington on November 9th.

The panel includes two New Zealand Open source Society (NZOSS) Presidents, current President Rachel Hamilton-Williams and past-President Don Christie; Foo Camp founder Nat Torkington; WebFund Chairman, Dave Moskovitz; Richard Wyles, Director of Flexible Learning Network/Mahara; and Telecom Mobile Engineer Amber Craig.

Four of the panel are councillors for InternetNZ, while David Farrar is an active supporter of the organisation.

Farrar says: “I think we take for granted the many great open source developments made by Kiwis, and the awards play a significant role in recognising those achievements and promoting the overall profile of open source software.

“I'm a big believer in choice, and specifically informed choice. Too many people make software decisions based on their familiarity with relatively few products and solutions. Raising the profile of open source software helps consumers make more informed decisions.”

Nominations close on September 15th. Nominate yourself here.

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