MESSAGE
| DATE | 2002-10-16 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Board Report on NYLXS.org Matter
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He's not barred
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 04:07:47PM -0400, joev_nylxs-at-pipeline.com wrote:
> 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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> >
>
>
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