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Dear members,

I have nominated (yet again) for the AUUG committee, and so here is a
policy statement which outlines my background and my aims if I am
re-elected.

		Policy Statement for Chris Maltby

Professional Background

I have been involved with UNIX throughout my professional career, having
encountered it at UNSW in 1975. I worked at Sydney University for 5 years
during which time I participated in many memorable kernel hacks. As a
result, my name is mentioned in the source of SVR4 (though I am no longer
convinced of the value of this). In 1986 I was a founder of Softway Pty Ltd,
which specialises in the development of UNIX software and professional
services. I present a number of seminars on UNIX issues and on TCP/IP.

Involvement with AUUG

I attended AUUG's first meeting at UNSW and was a foundation member of
the society when it adopted its constitution. I have been a committee
member continuously since then. I have served at various times as
Secretary/Treasurer (1980-86?), conference organiser and program chair,
and as a general committee member. Most recently (1991-1992) I have
been Vice President, during which time I set up and operated the
AUUG-AARNet address registration service.

I have not nominated for the positions of President or Vice President
for two reasons.  First, I don't believe my current work commitments
would allow me to fulfil the role of President to the required standard
and, second, because of the likely election of Phil McCrea as President,
it would be better that both President and Vice-President were not from
the same company.

Policy Statement

Throughout its history, AUUG has faced the problems of all voluntary
organisations. I believe it has now almost reached the point at which
being a committee member can be a pleasure. Many of the recent complaints
from the membership can be attributed to the clash between demands from
AUUG for time to edit newsletters or organise conferences and the
demands made by employers. With the employment this year of AUUG's
first staff member (Liz Fraumann), I am looking forward to a chance to
concentrate properly on the important area of member benefits and
future directions.

I feel that both of these aims are best dealt with by the encouragment
of active local member chapters; the principal membership benefit that
has been downgraded as AUUG has become more "professional" is the
chance to meet with like-minded people and exchange ideas and
information. The success of the Summer Conference program this year is
testimony to the value of local AUUG activities and has resulted in the
formation of two new chapters.

Other member benefits I aim to work for include better access to
networking (AARNet and alternatives) and closer involvement with
international UNIX bodies. It's often hard to keep up with the myriad
developments in the mainstream UNIX world.

In Conclusion

I have never given a paper at an AUUG conference on enhancements to the
TTY driver.

-- 
Chris Maltby - Softway Pty Ltd	(chris@softway.sw.oz.au)

PHONE:	+61-2-698-2322		UUCP:		uunet!softway.sw.oz.au!chris
FAX:	+61-2-699-9174		INTERNET:	chris@softway.sw.oz.au