Subj : 2025 FTSC election
To : Michiel van der Vlist
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Feb 24 2025 09:21 am
Hello Michiel!
MvdV> I know that too. I had a point who uses WinPoint. I
MvdV> followed the Winpoint area. That is how I discovered
MvdV> Tim's software is in violation of FTS-5003. I discussed
MvdV> it with him. He refused to make his software FTS-5003
MvdV> complient. His argument? "My way is better". Hence my
MvdV> "pig headed".
If ftsc only documents current practice, and anything beyond
fts-0001 is basically optional for operations/compatibility,
then the term "violation" is inappropriate.
MvdV> [...] This rule about posting from a node that lists the
MvdV> candidate as a sysop is not something frivolous that
MvdV> came out of thin air. The rule was introduced because of
MvdV> a candidate that posted as a user from the BBS of Janis
MvdV> Kracht and who was shown to NOT have an operational node
MvdV> from which he could send and receive mail.
Why is an operational node even required? It would seem to be
more important to have persons who are actually interested in
doing the work for the ftsc, researching the "common use" out
there in fidoland and scrutinizing documents. Whether that
person uses someone else's bbs or operates their own node
shouldn't make a difference for the task at hand.
