Wouldn't be appropriate to add the post as this to the blog on kicad.org as well?
On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 22:30, Seth Hillbrand <s...@kipro-pcb.com> wrote: > Hi Folks- > > As you know, the original KiCad domain name (kicad-pcb.org) was recently > sold. This happened without notification to the KiCad Project or members > of the KiCad Development Team. This sale was unexpected and may pose a risk > to KiCad users. The new owners may simply post advertisements or > (worst-case scenario) they may host malicious versions of the KiCad > software for download. > > # How did this happen? > > The domain name was originally registered in 2012 by the then project lead > Dick Hollenbeck. As KiCad did not have a formal entity at the time, he > registered it in his own name through his company SoftPLC. When the KiCad > Project formally became registered under the Linux Foundation, we attempted > to secure the rights to the original domain name from Dick without success. > > In the meantime, Digikey Corporation purchased the kicad.org domain name > from squatters and donated it to the KiCad Project. This is now our > current domain name. > > # What is the KiCad Project doing now to protect its users? > > We are removing all links to the old domain name in the software for > version 5.1.11 as well as 6.0. We are also contacting various sites that > host content related to KiCad to update their links. > > # What can I do? > > Please do not contact Dick about this. He cannot undo the damage at this > point. > > If you host KiCad videos on YouTube or content on a blog that has links to > kicad-pcb.org, please update them to kicad.org as soon as possible. This > will decrease the visibility of the old domain-name and limit the damage. > You can also contact tech sites that post reviews of KiCad or otherwise > have links to the old site and ask them to update their links. > > When installing KiCad, please always verify the installation signature. > Starting with KiCad version 5.99, all installs are signed by KiCad Services > Corporation. > > # What is KiCad doing to prevent this in the future? > > The current kicad.org domain name is not under control of a single > person. We have built in safeguards to our transfer process. Additionally, > all KiCad trademarks are registered to the Linux Foundation for the sole > purpose of advancing open-source EDA software. > > We regret that this was done to the KiCad project and its users. > > -- > [image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo] > Seth Hillbrand > *Lead Developer* > +1-530-302-5483 > Long Beach, CA > www.kipro-pcb.com i...@kipro-pcb.com > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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