[hpsdr] Why?

Wed May 13 07:06:41 PDT 2009

If this actually makes it to the list, my responses to these "claims"
are posted to:

< http://hpsdr.org/why.html>

I will post my responses there (with updates) to avoid being
"moderated" here again.

Phil N8VB

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 7:46 AM, John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com> wrote:
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> I'm one of the people who was involved in the events.  We don't really know
> what led Phil to take the action he did; it came out of the blue, which was
> one of the troubling aspects.
>
> Phil later gave some explanations in private email.  In my view, they in no
> way justified the action he took.  Further, Phil's email gave no indication
> that he wouldn't do the same thing again if he disagreed with the way the
> HPSDR project was being managed.  As a result, I felt the existence of HPSDR
> was being held hostage by one person, and that something needed to be done.
>
> There is no formal HPSDR organization.  I guess that's a blessing or a
> curse, depending on the circumstances.  I can say that the people who were
> involved in the decisions of the last few weeks represent most of those who
> are associated with the main HPSDR project set and with the administration
> of the web site and mailing list.
>
> openhpsdr.org is currently being maintained by TAPR at the request of that
> core group.
>
> To my knowledge, none of the people in that group have a personal financial
> interest in any of the HPSDR projects.  I am a TAPR board member, and of
> course TAPR has had a financial involvement in production of HPSDR boards;
> as I mentioned in my post yesterday, that happens on a case-by-case basis
> solely at the developer's discretion.
>
> John N8UR
> OHL and NCL Author
> Pandora Project Manager
> ----
> Chris Down said the following on 05/13/2009 04:34 AM:
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>> Unfortunately this explanation lacks any detail as to what led Phil C to
>> to take such drastic action. Would it be possible for someone to explain the
>> sequence of events that led to this unfortunate and unnecessary situation.
>> As I said in my previous email, I am not taking any sides (I have never had
>> any contact with Phil C), it is just that a lot of people  have invested
>> time and money into the HPSDR project.
>>
>> I have been passively following this project for a while and contemplating
>> getting involved in the project, however after recent events I have some
>> concerns.
>>
>> Who makes the decisions on the direction of the project?
>>
>> Do any of these people have any commercial interests that could influence
>> the direction of the project? If so this should be stated publicly on the
>> web site.
>>
>> Who owns and controls the domain name openhpsdr.org? Unfortuantely the
>> owner as opted to protect the details by using a private registration proxy.
>>
>> What safeguards are in place to prevent a similar situation occurring in
>> future?
>>
>> How many people have administration rights to the wiki and website and who
>> are these people?
>>
>> Do you intend to allow registered members to edit wiki pages?
>>
>> Perhaps the answers to the above should be documented as an overview of
>> the project administration structure on a wiki page.
>>
>> Is there anything that can be done to reconcile the parties involved in
>> this? Perhaps people on both sides have acted impulsively and said and done
>> things that with hindsight could have been presented differently and maybe
>> now is the time to admit that, shake hands and move forward in the interests
>> of the community.
>>
>> Sorry to ask so many questions and I know we would all rather be dealing
>> with technical issues. However I feel it is important to understand why this
>> situation occurred and what we as a community can do to prevent it happening
>> again and also prevent a split in the community.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Chris G8MXW
>>
>> On 13/05/2009 00:01, Bill Tracey wrote:
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>>> The actions that Phil C. mentions on his web page all occurred after
>>> Phil disabled hpsdr.org on or about the 12th of April, by redirecting it
>>> to a "dummy" site. In addition to disabling the web site, this action
>>> also disabled the mailing list so it was impossible to communicate to
>>> the group what was happening. This was done with no warning to the
>>> webmaster or system administrator, and with no explanation as to why it
>>> was done. As a result of that action and further communications with
>>> Phil C, there was great concern that the web site and mailing list were
>>> at risk, and that a similar disruption could occur in the future.
>>>
>>> With great reluctance it was felt we had no choice but to put controls
>>> in place that would limit the damage that could be done to the HPSDR
>>> Internet resources. That included transition to a new domain
>>> (openhpsdr.org) that Phil C. does not control, as well as protecting the
>>> wiki from unlimited editing by someone who had clearly indicated he was
>>> at odds with the direction of the project. Finally, Phil C. is incorrect
>>> in saying that he was blocked from posting to the mailing list; he was
>>> put on moderated status to allow review of his messages before posting,
>>> but not unsubscribed or otherwise blocked.
>>
>>> I do not believe anyone is trying to deny Phil C's significant
>>> contributions to the HPSDR project. However, his recent actions
>>> endangered the project itself and actions were taken to protect the
>>> project that we've all invested much time and effort in.
>>
>>>
>>> I was involved in the discussions among many of the HPSDR contributors
>>> behind these actions and support the actions that were taken.
>>>
>>> As to why this was done 'behind the scenes' - it was felt it would be
>>> better to try and do this without having a nasty ugly fight in public.
>>> In hind sight that may not have been the best approach.
>>>
>>> I hope this answers everyone's questions on what has happened, and we
>>> can soon return to working on the HPSDR projects.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Bill (kd5tfd)
>>
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