Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 11:23:12 -0700
From: "Richard (Isaiah) Harrison" <IsaiahH(a)cox.net>
Subject: [USGW-Discuss] Re: Hosting Agreement Communication
To: USGENWEB-DISCUSS-L(a)rootsweb.com
I am very happy to announce I have signed a Hosting Agreement with
Rootsweb.com for our National website.
Over the past few months, the Advisory Board and I have been working
extensively with Tera Phomsopha, a
RootsWeb.com Account Manager, to
establish a legally binding agreement for the hosting of The USGenWeb
Project national organization home page. The AB has endeavored to examine
every aspect of the agreement, two attorneys volunteered their time to
advise us, and
RootsWeb.com has worked with the AB to formulate an
agreement that is fair and beneficial to both parties.
This confidential agreement was completed to make official, and lay out in
writing, the verbal arrangements that had previously been made between the
two organizations. The contract applies only to the National website, and
will not affect any functionality of the website or organization. The
contract does not apply to XXGenWeb sites, to Special Projects or to
County pages.
Recently, there has been some discussion among some USGenWeb members
regarding these contract negotiations. While the sense that "something was
going on" was correct, much of what has been said exists only in the
imaginations of the authors. Please realize that I was unable to publicly
inform you of the negotiations prior to now for legal purposes. I
apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Thanks to all those who made the effort to raise questions, massage
language and explain fine points during this effort. I believe we can all
look forward to a continuing positive relationship with
RootsWeb.com.
-Isaiah
Richard "Isaiah" Harrison
National Coordinator
The USGenWeb Project
(Please forward to all appropriate lists.)