Ean R . Schuessler writes: > On Sun, Nov 07, 1999 at 10:31:34AM -0500, Russell Nelson wrote: > > Ian has been handling it, but I had some questions of my own. To wit: > > Why has the domain name not already been transferred?
> The fact that we possess something that you want is an issue that > ultimately can only be blamed on the way that your fellow board > members comported themselves with the SPI community. Please consider that we also have had a serious board turn-over since then. Of that initial board to which you refer, only one (1) person is still a member (Ian) -- and he's the person whom you supposedly respect. We've added Chip, Brian, Peter, and myself, and in the meantime, SPI has sat on its duff and done nothing to promote Open Source while we've done all the work. We're the ones who figured out that "Open Source" isn't protectable. We're the ones who've certified licenses. We're the ones who have been telling people about the benefits of Open Source certification. At this point, SPI looks to me like the usurper of our good name and work. I don't see how your proposed palace coup is fair to those of us who are not responsible for this debacle. But as you say, what you see depends on where you sit. If someone were to ask me what the proper course of action is, given your and my attitude (not that our respective boards necessarily agree with us), I'd say that it should go to an independent arbitrator. The alternative would seem to be more of the same bickering and strife. -- -russ nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://russnelson.com Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | Government schools are so 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | bad that any rank amateur Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX | can outdo them. Homeschool!
