[Robotgroup] If you want something done.... delegate? :)

[Def Egge]

Regarding Robofest:

Perusal is great ... pursuit is more desirable.  ;-)

I started on this quite a while back and have - one one of these 
god-forsaken hard drives - a (final) draft of the letter I intended 
to hand-off to Vern.

I will be up to my armpits in alligators through the end of the first 
week of May.  If anyone wants to handle this before then, have at it.

Regarding the mill and Tom Morin:

I have no further interest in contact with the Morin 
family.  Frankly, I don't care WHY our esteemed friend and colleague 
died.  Those sharing genetic material with the dearly departed can 
deal with that on their own.  If anyone wishes to take the helm on 
this item and call Tom's brother, Joe (Joseph).  Contact me offlist 
and I will locate the phone number for you.

Ed and I got the memorial plaque and signed condolence card to the 
family a while back.  To the best of my knowledge, no one has heard a 
response.  I have a paying job to attend to and, before it dwindles 
to a part-time and then no-time position, intend to fulfill my 
obligations there.  Tom's death and the lessons (learned and 
otherwise) have consumed too much of a valuable and limited resource 
... my time.


All the best....

Mike


At 19:33  2007-04-16, you wrote:
>The Robofest name and a copyright on the logo art may be worth perusing.
>
>A well worded letter to those who may be using the name and artwork
>may be a good place to start.  I will sign a well worded letter.
>
>If you can find out who is handling Tom's estate, sending them a letter,
>is probably the place to start.  Someone is the executor of his estate.
>Dealing with anyone else is inadvisable and is a waste of time.
>
>-Glenn
>
>vkonradi wrote:
> > I would be willing to work on the Robofest name trademark and bring the
> > issue to a successful conclusion.
> >
> > -Vadim
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Vern Graner <vern at txis.com>
> > To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:22:40 PM
> > Subject: [Robotgroup] If you want something done.... delegate? :)
> >
> >
> > Ok folks, time to ask for help on a couple of things. I simply don't
> > have the bandwidth to pursue everything and I feel that these two issues
> > (at least) are time sensitive:
> >
> > 1) the ROBOFEST name
> >
> > It has been pointed out to me that there is now a WIKIPEDIA article that
> > details the people that have taken the name:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robofest
> >
> > without any mention of our invention of and prior use of the name. I
> > need someone to take the lead and act as ambassador for the group, draft
> > a letter and send it to these people asking for recognition of our
> > creation and prior claim with an eye towards allowing them to use it as
> > long as they do not try and 1) claim it as a trademark or service mark
> > they exclusively own and 2) they do not try to bar our use of it.
> >
> > Next, the CNC mill. I know, it's probably already been sold in an estate
> > sale as a fish tank to a 10year old for $10.00, but I'd at least like to
> > get a final result so we can put this issue to bed.
> >
> > My job has recently started to consume more of my time and I just don't
> > have the bandwidth to chase these things. Board members? Elected
> > officials? Interested Roboteers? Please step up! :)
> >
> > Vern
> >
> >
>
>
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