It appears that I was the canary in the WISP coal mine all those years ago. I thought Ubiquiti was a WISPA member as well. I mean, I used very little of their gear compared to Cambium but still. If they are both members why is Sean asking to take sides? I get the suing WISPA memer is bad thing, but the rest of it would seem to be an internal issue.
On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 2:12 PM Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > 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 ; tcof...@wispa.org ; Arielle > Coffey ; Will Peterson ; ghelm...@wispa.org ; bo...@wispa.org ; 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 <(970)%20871-8500> - Office > 970-846-8065 <(970)%20846-8065> - 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 > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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