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[Stephanie Gerson <sgerson@stanfordalumni.org>]

This is a somber synthesis indeed.

Are we experiencing somewhat of a mini-breakdown?  

Chad is (or was) somewhat frustrated, wanting to change platforms, and is 
now mia.  Eden is down, PFAF is experiencing difficulties, and Rich wants 
to resign?!

Oy ve.

Rich, do you feel that you no longer have time to dedicate to this?  I 
sincerely hope that you change your mind, or at least, are willing to 
discuss alternatives...

So here's where we're at a definite transitional point.  Rich might be 
stepping down, and we might be completely changing platform/host.  Other 
than that, I'm still coordinating funding efforts, I'm not quite sure 
what Johns is up to, Lawrence is still moderating, and I assume Scott is 
busy with other initiatives.  

Per Chad's request, can everyone please send a brief check-in of where 
you're at, and how you feel about this project and where it's headed?

My brief check-in: I'm still very enthusiastic about the potential of 
PIW.  I have spent countless (literally, I have no clue how many) hours 
researching foundations, writing grant proposals, envisioning...and I 
would really like to see this bear fruit.  And I *know* it can.  I think 
we simply have to stabilize a bit - get our platform/host issues settled, 
and get to work.  I know we had some interpersonal problems in the past, 
but they seem to have pretty much cleared up.  But - if anyone has 
interpersonal issues to raise, please do so.  I'd like to remind us all 
that this is supposed to be eNjOyAbLe and eXcItInG, so let's make the 
most of it together!

I'd Love to hear from all of you.

peace
*Stephanie
------ Original Message ------
Received: 04:55 AM PDT, 10/28/2004
From: Richard Morris <webmaster@pfaf.org>
To: PCPLANTDB <pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [pcplantdb] Plants For A Future Charity to be wound up

Dear All,
        Just to let you know that yesterday the trustees of the
Plants For A Future Charity decided to wind the charity up.
This does not mean all activities will be discontinued
its just that different orginisation will take over different aspects.

The reasons for this deciscion are numerious basically:
        financially sunk (too deeply in debt)
        no opperational capacity (no one working to keep the charity    
running)
        internal conflict (relations between me and ken has reached the point 
of no return, on top of a deeply divided group)
        divergent objectives (the land which the charity owned while valuable 
in its own right, as a wilderness reserve, was not forwarding the aims 
of Plants for a Future).

Any interlectual property rights of the Charity (i.e. website and 
database) will be transfered to Ken. The 2003 version of the database 
was released under the Creative Commons liscence so we are covered 
there. Whether the 2004 version will be released under the same license 
is entirely Kens decision (although I hope he will).

At this stage is is probably best is I resign from any managment 
position in the permaculture.info group. I am prepared to work on a 
purely technical position and offer advice.

        Yours

                Richard Morris
        
        

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Post:  1 Lerryn View, Lerryn, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0QJ
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