SYDNEY, Australia -- 23 July, 2002 -- AUUG, the Australian UNIX and Open Systems User Group, today announced the inaugural Australian Open Source Awards.

"It is a well kept secret that Australia plays a far larger role in the international open source community than the average observer would expect. These awards will encourage and recognize the excellence and dedication of those Australians contributing to the open source arena", said Michael Paddon, chair of the nominations committee.

Awards will be given in four categories: technology, application, community, and special achievement. The first three awards are decided by the popular vote of the AUUG membership, and the special achievement category is judged by committee. Membership of AUUG is open to any individual or corporation with an interest in open computing technologies.

The Awards Ceremony will be take place during the AUUG 2002 Annual Conference Dinner, on September 5, 2002, in Melbourne. Both AUUG members and non-members can attend the conference with discounts for AUUG members, members of affiliated organizations and students. Tickets for the dinner and awards ceremony may also be purchased separately. Please visit http://classic.auug.org.au/conf/auug2002/ for further details.

"While the winners of these awards will each receive a unique and coveted linuxjewellery.com statue, the real reward will be recognition for the quietly superb job that they have been doing so well, and for so long. AUUG is pleased to be able to play a role in highlighting the fantastic contributions of all nominees, and to convey a heartfelt thanks for enriching our community", said Mr Paddon.

The Australian Open Source Awards are sponsored by Silicon Breeze (www.siliconbreeze.com), who design and provide the solid gold "tux" award statues which embody the open source spirit.

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