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| DATE | 2002-10-16 |
| FROM | From:
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Board Report on NYLXS.org Matter
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Ruben
This should not look like it is the out come of the meeting. This is mostly
your side of what happened as I have yet to speak to Brett.
What was was decided by the board was that I would look speak to Brett and try
to resolve the domain name issue, try to get a clear picture of what is
happenning so the board can make an informed desicion and that Brett not be
barred from NYLXS.
Joe
On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:46:23 -0400 Ruben Safir wrote:
>
> NYLXS disciplinary Board Meeting October 14th,
> 2002
>
> The NYLXS had a closed board meeting on October
> 14th
> at Rosenzweig and Maffia, 845 3rd Avenue, at
> 6:30PM
> to address the issue of events relating to the
> Free
> Software institute and the actions of
> Instructor Brett
> Wynkoop both directly relating to the FSI and
> NYLXS
> in general.
>
> It was determined that on October 10th, 2002,
> there was
> scheduled a class for Unix 2, which has 4
> students, at
> the NYLXS headquarters at 1600 East 17th
> street, in
> Brooklyn, NY. The class was scheduled at
> 7:00PM. At
> 6:30 PM Mr Wynkoop was called by NYLXS
> President, Ruben
> Safir, who was also a member of the class, to
> find out if
> Brett would make the class. Brett proceeded to
> pretend that
> his phone was broken while on his way to a
> secret location
> for the class. Mr Safir, not aware of the
> class change, tried
> to contact Mr Wynkoop repetitively during the
> next hour, and
> finally went to Mr Wynkoop's residence to
> discover what happened
> to the class. Mr Wynkoop's wife confirmed that
> the class had
> been secretly relocated to one of Mr Wynkoop's
> clients in
> midtown Manhattan. At around 9PM, Mr Wynkoop
> finally answered
> his cell phone, and while the phone was on
> speaker, and in front
> of the class, he proclaimed that the class
> voted to move to a new
> location after a class was missed in the prior
> week when Mr Safir
> wasn't available to open the door to the
> Building the week prior.
>
> Mr Safir noted that he missed the previous
> weeks appointment after
> over sleeping when he had spent the previous 48
> hours up traveling
> to Washington DC at 2AM in order to present
> arguments person to
> person to Congressman Weiner. He then reminded
> Mr Wynkoop that he
> called him immediately after awaking, and
> apologies and explained his
> absence. Furthermore, Mr Safir noted to Mr
> Wynkoop that Mr Wynkoop
> seemed to have the matter in hand and in no way
> indicated any major
> problems or issues. Furthermore, Mr. Safir
> asked Mr Wynkoop to
> take the conversation off speaker phone. Mr
> Wynkoop reluctantly took
> the call off speaker phone, but conducted the
> rest of the conversation
> in public and in such a way to make the
> conversation public to the class.
>
> Mr Safir asked Mr Wynkoop if either he or Paul
> Rodriguez, the FSI Chairman,
> was informed of the move. Mr Wynkoop then
> admitted that he didn't know
> Mr. Rodriguez, for whom he worked. Mr Safir
> then explained that he was
> not authorized to move a class without the
> consent of NYLXS or the FSI.
> Mr Wynkoop explained that the class voted to
> move after the events of
> the week prior. Mr Safir asked Mr Wynkoop,
> rhetorically, if he was
> either in charge or the students. Mr Safir
> further added that Mr
> Wynkoop's behavior, in pretending that his
> phone wasn't working, was
> not acceptable behavior or professional. Mr
> Wynkoop then said he felt
> uncomfortable talking to Mr Safir of late, in
> the last 9 months.
> Mr Safir then told Mr Wynkoop that, this issue
> was not important. That
> Mr Wynkoop was not allowed to just hijack a
> class because he was uncomfortable,
> or for any other reason, and that acts of
> rebellion are not an acceptable
> means of resolving problems in a Democratic
> organization. Furthermore, he
> was told there was both means and time to
> resolve any issues in the previous
> week, and that Mr Wynkoop was way out of line.
> Mr Wynkoop proceeded to
> say that indeed rebellion was acceptable means
> of change, and that's
> why their was a 'right to bear arms' in the
> constitution.
>
> It became apparent that Mr Wynkoop was more
> addressing the class than
> the NYLXS representative. Mr Safir then ended
> to conversation.
>
> On the next morning, The NYLXS President
> reiterated that Mr. Wynkoop
> acted irresponsibly in this matter. He
> informed him he has been relieved of
> any duties relating to instruction under the
> FSI, and should have checked
> formal procedure with NYLXS prior to his
> actions. In addition, he was
> told to get a copy of the NYLXS Constitution
> from the Treasurer, Joe Maffia.
> He was also asked to hand over the NYLXS.org
> domain, which when Mr Wynkoop
> said he wanted to register said domain, was
> told that he should do so only
> if he was to hand the domain to NYLXS.
>
> Mr Wynkoop, to date, has refused to hand the
> NYLXS.org domain to NYLXS.
> In addition, he has run a parallel mailing list
> to the official lists of
> NYLXS under the NYLXS.org domain, and has used
> the list as a tool to further
> erode support for the organization. Lastly,
> Mr. Wynkoop has largely
> undermined the NYFAIRUSE.org domain, which, as
> an organization, has mostly
> been run by NYLXS members and monies for over a
> year.
>
> The board, in reviewing these events, have
> taken the following actions.
> Mr. Wynkoop has been released as an instructor
> for NYLXS. Since he has
> taken unilateral action in regard to the class,
> he has had his stipend
> suspended, and might be help accountable for
> monetary damages to the students.
> In addition, Mr Wynkoop has had his primary
> domains, wynn.com, blocked
> from access to network services provided by
> NYLXS.
>
> The board currently rejected barring Mr Wynkoop
> from membership pending attempts
> to mediate the outstanding issue of the domain,
> NYLXS.org, and the alternate
> mailing list which Mr Wynkoop has set-up.
>
> Board Members will try to settle the matter
> with Mr Wynkoop and review to
> issue again in one week on IRC.
>
>
> of the class, or the students? He was
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