Bruce Perens co-founded the Open Source Initiative with Eric Raymond — and he’s also Slashdot reader #3872. But this week he wrote in with some news from the world of amateur (or “ham”) radio:

ARRL has been the USA’s representative organization for Amateur Radio for over a century. More recently, the organization has replaced transparency and democratic representation of its membership with confidentiality, policies to stifle dissent, and punishment of their own leadership when they get out of line. A vote happening this month offers members a chance to get back in control.
The open letter at that link — signed by several AARL life members (including Perens), argues that “The members are not currently represented as they should be, due to the continued application of a policy meant for a for-profit corporate board,” adding that “The only whistle-blower on the board was publicly castigated for informing us.”

“The currently-suspended rules that go against the member’s interest are temporarily suspended, and could be restored.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot – It’s Ham Vs.Ham As Radio Amateurs Are In Conflict At ARRL