7 Aug
2019
7 Aug
'19
3:13 a.m.
The point is, the address block was privately held. The owner(s) *could* have sold the
whole thing and bought a very nice boat with the proceeds. I am really glad I was not not
faced with such a dilemma. We are all the beneficiaries of their good will.
-k9dc
On Aug 6, 2019, at 14:49, K7VE - John via 44Net
<44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote:
1. The 44/8 (now 44.0.0.0/9 and 44.128.0.0/10) was never owned by "the
community"
- It was obtained by *an individual* as a resource to be used by the
amateur radio community
- It passed through a series of individuals and has been used by the
amateur radio community (at no charge/no contract)
- A wise decision was made to form a public benefit non-profit
corporation to own the address space, rather than an individual
and it was
assigned to that corporation.
- That corporation has a board of volunteer directors, who receive no
salary, and oversee its operation under their legal by-laws. It has no
*members* or shareholders.