Make sure to put Cambium right next to UBNT in the exhibit hall. Which one of them is the fascist and which is antifa?
From: Jay Weekley Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 12:59 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group ; Members ; [email protected] ; Arielle Coffey ; Will Peterson ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; Trina Coffey ; Alan Belvo Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Dear WISPA... Will make for an interesting conference in October. Sean Heskett wrote: An Open Letter to WISPA, the Board of Directors and all WISPA members. Our industry and indeed WISPA itself if founded on the bedrock of helping one another to further our industry and our businesses. This group is a dedicated, committed group of IT cowboys that try their hardest to get things done and move forward. When one of our members suffers or has difficulty, we are all there to stand with them and provide whatever help necessary. When disaster strikes we jump in and help as in the case of several hurricanes and bad storms over the years. We also actively strive to help each other solve difficult problems whether it be configuring a server, securing financing, finding the best hardware solution to solve a problem or any other myriad of issues our businesses face the members of WISPA are there to help! I joined WISPA because I felt it was a great thing for me and my business and I want to support WISPA anyway I can, however our membership is being attacked from within and I call on the board to take corrective action immediately and forcefully! Ubiquiti Networks has recently sued Cambium as well as Blip Networks (a fellow WISP), Winncom Technologies (a WISPA vendor), Sakid Ahmed (Cambium VP of engineering) and Dmitry Moiseev (project engineer at Cambium) over Cambiums “Elevate technology”. I’ve attached the legal complaint so you can read all the details yourself. Basically the group is accused of “hacking” ubiquiti equipment by loading a different operating system and user interface on Ubiquiti subscriber radios so that they interoperate with Cambium ePMP access points. This is no different than someone loading windows on a Mac, or vise versa someone building a Hackintosh out of PC parts and loading MacOS on it. Or more to the point someone loading DD-WART on a linksys WiFi router. However, regardless of the merits of the complaint, what Ubiquiti is doing is a clear violation of everything that WISPA stands for! I’ve also attached the WISPA mission statement, Goals, Code of ethics, and Article 8 of the By Laws. Ubiquiti is in clear violation of all these sections and I hear by call on the board to terminate Ubiquiti’s membership in WISPA. A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND! We must get rid of any bad actors amongst us so that we can continue to accomplish everything WISPA stands for. IT IS EXTREMELY UNNERVING TO SEE UBIQUITI SUE ONE OF OUR FELLOW WISPS. What kind of business actively sues it's own customers? Who will be next? Our businesses are too small to be forced to defend ourselves from this bad actor in our organization. I fear that any one of us could be next on the chopping block and i’ve invested way too much time, energy, sweat blood and tears to see my business or a fellow WISP attached by a wall street company with deep pockets that can sue us out of existence. I hope the rest of the membership will join in signing this letter and that the board will remove Ubiquiti from our organization and send a message that we will not put up with this kind of business ethics. If the board is unwilling to remove Ubiquiti then I will be forced to remove myself and my company from WISPA because this is not what we stand for. VERY DISGUSTED, Sean Heskett ZIRKEL Wireless High-Speed Internet for NW Colorado 970-871-8500 x100 - Office 970-846-8065 - mobile ******************************************************************************************************* MISSION AND GOALS http://www.wispa.org/About-Us/Mission-and-Goals MISSION STATEMENT: WISPA works to promote the development, advancement and unification of the wireless Internet service provider industry. WISPA GOALS: • Encourage Congress and the FCC to write laws that support the survival and success of community-based wireless Internet service providers (WISPs). • Provide online technical forums that enable and encourage the sharing and exchange of information between all the members of the WISP community. • Demystify government rules and regulations. • Publicize, promote, demonstrate and maintain a Code of Ethical Business Practices. • Promote and support industry-wide communication, coordination and cooperation between local WISP organizations, national WISP organizations, community wireless organizations and wireless industry vendors. ******************************************************************************************************* CODE OF ETHICS https://www.wispa.org/About-Us/Policies/Code-of-Ethics ARTICLE III We will publicize our services in a professional manner upholding the dignity of our profession. We will avoid all conduct, practices and promotion likely to discredit or do injury to our field of endeavor. ARTICLE V In keeping with this dedication to principle, the members of the Association have further pledged to: • Follow through and complete any agreement made verbally or otherwise to either another member of the Association or to any client or prospective client. • Deal fairly with the public and with fellow professionals, giving due respect to the rights and legitimate interests of others. • Respect the rights of the owners of intellectual properties. • Not knowingly disseminate false or misleading information and shall act promptly to correct erroneous communications for which they are responsible. • Use proper diligence to ensure that all materials on their networks are restricted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and the tenets of reasonable precaution. • Not disparage other members by statement or innuendo to clients or prospective clients. • Respond to any complaint or violations filed with the Association and participate in all processes and procedures of the Association with respect to that complaint. ******************************************************************************************************* By Laws http://www.wispa.org/About-Us/Policies/Bylaws By Laws Article 8 8.6. Termination of Membership. A Member’s Membership will terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events: 8.6.1. The Member provides written notice to the Board that the Member is resigning from WISPA; 8.6.2. The Member dissolves or ceases to transact the business that qualified the Member for WISPA Membership; 8.6.3. The Member’s Membership expires, unless the Membership is renewed on terms fixed by the Board; 8.6.4. The Member fails to pay dues, fees or assessments within ten (10) days after they become due and payable pursuant to the decision of the Board; or 8.6.5. The Board terminates the Member’s Membership. 8.7. The Board may terminate the Member’s Membership if the Board finds that a Member has materially breached these Amended Bylaws or any rule of conduct applicable to WISPA Membership or has otherwise engaged in conduct materially prejudicial to the purposes and interests of WISPA. The Board will abide by the following procedures to terminate a Member: 8.7.1. The Secretary will give the Member a notice specifying the Board’s intent to terminate the Member’s Membership fifteen (15) days prior to the proposed date of termination. The notice will explain the reasons for the proposed termination. 8.7.2. The Member may respond to the notice within ten (10) days after the notice is sent. The Member’s response will be in writing or at a meeting of the Board, as the Board may determine. 8.7.3. No less than fifteen (15) days after the Secretary sends the notice, the Board, or a committee of the Board, will decide whether to terminate the Member’s Membership. -- Jay Weekley Cyber Broadband -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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