[pp.int.general] The Next PPI Conference (?)

[Core TX]

( Some of you already have received this mail, now it's time for the public.
)

Dear Pirates,

It has come to my attention that the current PPI board members have pulled
of the "quorum trick". Obviously, i dislike opening a email to you all with
such a devastating and maybe even demoralizing statement.

During the last PPI conference held in Brussels, many verbal agreements
where made and not properly codified. One of these agreements mention that
the next PPI conference was to be held on non european soil.
Previous agreements on PPI conference locations, state that there is cyclic
order of conference locations, implying that countries that have not
organized a PPI conference yet, prevail over those that had the honor of
organizing one before.

In the light of this knowledge, the current PPI board must not, and can not
accept the next PPI conference to be on european soil, and especially not on
German soil since they already have held one.
And not only because of a clear conflict of interest situation created by
co-president Gregori who in violation of the PPI statutes also holds a seat
in the german state Hessen.
But more importantly, because of non european parties already having
proposed to be willing to host the next conference during the latest
conference.

Currently, the board is "hiding" behind a wikipage, stating the "proposals",
whereas proper attempts to organize the next conference elsewhere have not
been made.
Complaints towards the board, accompanied with advice where made to no
avail.

However, it is not the current PPI board that is to blame. We are all to
blame.
We all hold the key towards a prosperous future for PPI.
It is us, who elected the current board, and it's leaders - the people who
are responsible for the mess that the last conference came to be.
It is us, who empower them. And it's they, who are supposed to empower us as
a movement.

The results of the last conference are utterly disappointing. Not only has
PPI lost transparency. But it also instated pull-able information in the
same fashion as our governments do.
At the same time, most of us demand our governments to push data in order to
create true transparency and accountability.
The mailing-lists are filled with trolls now, more than ever.
The PPI IRC channels is dying a slow death as a result of the last
conference.
No longer, is PPI coordinating international collaboration.
No longer is it being a true "hub" for pirates around the world.
Knowledge exchange is no where to be seen.
Objectives have not been met.

The 5 out of 9 objectives are still achievable and have become even more
necessary than during the Viena Conference in 2007. More and more, our civil
liberties are at stake.
Even the United Nations is now committing an multi-vector approach on
killing (internet) freedom.
We must get the synergy back!
Here fore, i urge you all to come into action before it's too late.

Yours sincerely,

Samir Allioui
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