Re: [Kicad-developers] Warning about potentially malicious software

2021-10-21 Thread Dick Hollenbeck 
On 10/21/21 8:14 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote:
> On 10/21/21 9:03 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>> On 10/19/21 3:29 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
>>> we attempted to secure the rights to the original domain name from Dick 
>>> without success.
>>
>> This is untrue.  *No* offer was ever made, neither to re-imburse nor any 
>> offer to purchase was ever made.
>>
>> "we attempted" is actually rediculous.   "we" is funny.  "attempted" is 
>> funny,
>>
>> When Wayne lets this mis-characterization happen without stepping up to 
>> clarify, that is far less than what I would
>> expect from an old friend.
> 
> Dick is correct.  I dropped the ball on this after our last email as it 
> just fell off of my radar with everything that is going on.  Mea culpa.
> 
> Wayne

Thank you.

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Re: [Kicad-developers] Warning about potentially malicious software

2021-10-21 Thread Wayne Stambaugh 

On 10/21/21 9:03 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:

On 10/19/21 3:29 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:

we attempted to secure the rights to the original domain name from Dick without 
success.


This is untrue.  *No* offer was ever made, neither to re-imburse nor any offer 
to purchase was ever made.

"we attempted" is actually rediculous.   "we" is funny.  "attempted" is funny,

When Wayne lets this mis-characterization happen without stepping up to 
clarify, that is far less than what I would
expect from an old friend.


Dick is correct.  I dropped the ball on this after our last email as it 
just fell off of my radar with everything that is going on.  Mea culpa.


Wayne




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Re: [Kicad-developers] Warning about potentially malicious software

2021-10-21 Thread Dick Hollenbeck 
On 10/19/21 3:29 PM, Seth Hillbrand wrote:
> we attempted to secure the rights to the original domain name from Dick 
> without success.

This is untrue.  *No* offer was ever made, neither to re-imburse nor any offer 
to purchase was ever made.

"we attempted" is actually rediculous.   "we" is funny.  "attempted" is funny,

When Wayne lets this mis-characterization happen without stepping up to 
clarify, that is far less than what I would
expect from an old friend.


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Re: [Kicad-developers] Warning about potentially malicious software

2021-10-19 Thread Reece R. Pollack 

And Kicad.info

On 10/19/21 4:44 PM, Nick Østergaard wrote:
Wouldn't be appropriate to add the post as this to the blog on 
kicad.org  as well?


On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 22:30, Seth Hillbrand > wrote:


Hi Folks-

As you know, the original KiCad domain name (kicad-pcb.org
) was recently sold.  This happened without
notification to the KiCad Project or members of the KiCad
Development Team. This sale was unexpected and may pose a risk to
KiCad users. The new owners may simply post advertisements or
(worst-case scenario) they may host malicious versions of the
KiCad software for download.

# How did this happen?

The domain name was originally registered in 2012 by the then
project lead Dick Hollenbeck. As KiCad did not have a formal
entity at the time, he registered it in his own name through his
company SoftPLC. When the KiCad Project formally became registered
under the Linux Foundation, we attempted to secure the rights to
the original domain name from Dick without success.

In the meantime, Digikey Corporation purchased the kicad.org
 domain name from squatters and donated it to
the KiCad Project.  This is now our current domain name.

# What is the KiCad Project doing now to protect its users?

We are removing all links to the old domain name in the software
for version 5.1.11 as well as 6.0. We are also contacting various
sites that host content related to KiCad to update their links.

# What can I do?

Please do not contact Dick about this. He cannot undo the damage
at this point.

If you host KiCad videos on YouTube or content on a blog that has
links to kicad-pcb.org , please update them
to kicad.org  as soon as possible. This will
decrease the visibility of the old domain-name and limit the
damage. You can also contact tech sites that post reviews of KiCad
or otherwise have links to the old site and ask them to update
their links.

When installing KiCad, please always verify the installation
signature. Starting with KiCad version 5.99, all installs are
signed by KiCad Services Corporation.

# What is KiCad doing to prevent this in the future?

The current kicad.org  domain name is not under
control of a single person. We have built in safeguards to our
transfer process. Additionally, all KiCad trademarks are
registered to the Linux Foundation for the sole purpose of
advancing open-source EDA software.

We regret that this was done to the KiCad project and its users.

-- 
KiCad Services Corporation Logo

Seth Hillbrand
*Lead Developer*
+1-530-302-5483‬
Long Beach, CA
www.kipro-pcb.com  i...@kipro-pcb.com


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Re: [Kicad-developers] Warning about potentially malicious software

2021-10-19 Thread Nick Østergaard 
Wouldn't be appropriate to add the post as this to the blog on kicad.org as
well?

On Tue, 19 Oct 2021 at 22:30, Seth Hillbrand  wrote:

> Hi Folks-
>
> As you know, the original KiCad domain name (kicad-pcb.org) was recently
> sold.  This happened without notification to the KiCad Project or members
> of the KiCad Development Team. This sale was unexpected and may pose a risk
> to KiCad users. The new owners may simply post advertisements or
> (worst-case scenario) they may host malicious versions of the KiCad
> software for download.
>
> # How did this happen?
>
> The domain name was originally registered in 2012 by the then project lead
> Dick Hollenbeck. As KiCad did not have a formal entity at the time, he
> registered it in his own name through his company SoftPLC. When the KiCad
> Project formally became registered under the Linux Foundation, we attempted
> to secure the rights to the original domain name from Dick without success.
>
> In the meantime, Digikey Corporation purchased the kicad.org domain name
> from squatters and donated it to the KiCad Project.  This is now our
> current domain name.
>
> # What is the KiCad Project doing now to protect its users?
>
> We are removing all links to the old domain name in the software for
> version 5.1.11 as well as 6.0. We are also contacting various sites that
> host content related to KiCad to update their links.
>
> # What can I do?
>
> Please do not contact Dick about this. He cannot undo the damage at this
> point.
>
> If you host KiCad videos on YouTube or content on a blog that has links to
> kicad-pcb.org, please update them to kicad.org as soon as possible. This
> will decrease the visibility of the old domain-name and limit the damage.
> You can also contact tech sites that post reviews of KiCad or otherwise
> have links to the old site and ask them to update their links.
>
> When installing KiCad, please always verify the installation signature.
> Starting with KiCad version 5.99, all installs are signed by KiCad Services
> Corporation.
>
> # What is KiCad doing to prevent this in the future?
>
> The current kicad.org domain name is not under control of a single
> person. We have built in safeguards to our transfer process. Additionally,
> all KiCad trademarks are registered to the Linux Foundation for the sole
> purpose of advancing open-source EDA software.
>
> We regret that this was done to the KiCad project and its users.
>
> --
> [image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo]
> Seth Hillbrand
> *Lead Developer*
> +1-530-302-5483‬
> Long Beach, CA
> www.kipro-pcb.comi...@kipro-pcb.com
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[Kicad-developers] Warning about potentially malicious software

2021-10-19 Thread Seth Hillbrand 
Hi Folks-

As you know, the original KiCad domain name (kicad-pcb.org) was recently
sold.  This happened without notification to the KiCad Project or members
of the KiCad Development Team. This sale was unexpected and may pose a risk
to KiCad users. The new owners may simply post advertisements or
(worst-case scenario) they may host malicious versions of the KiCad
software for download.

# How did this happen?

The domain name was originally registered in 2012 by the then project lead
Dick Hollenbeck. As KiCad did not have a formal entity at the time, he
registered it in his own name through his company SoftPLC. When the KiCad
Project formally became registered under the Linux Foundation, we attempted
to secure the rights to the original domain name from Dick without success.

In the meantime, Digikey Corporation purchased the kicad.org domain name
from squatters and donated it to the KiCad Project.  This is now our
current domain name.

# What is the KiCad Project doing now to protect its users?

We are removing all links to the old domain name in the software for
version 5.1.11 as well as 6.0. We are also contacting various sites that
host content related to KiCad to update their links.

# What can I do?

Please do not contact Dick about this. He cannot undo the damage at this
point.

If you host KiCad videos on YouTube or content on a blog that has links to
kicad-pcb.org, please update them to kicad.org as soon as possible. This
will decrease the visibility of the old domain-name and limit the damage.
You can also contact tech sites that post reviews of KiCad or otherwise
have links to the old site and ask them to update their links.

When installing KiCad, please always verify the installation signature.
Starting with KiCad version 5.99, all installs are signed by KiCad Services
Corporation.

# What is KiCad doing to prevent this in the future?

The current kicad.org domain name is not under control of a single person.
We have built in safeguards to our transfer process. Additionally, all
KiCad trademarks are registered to the Linux Foundation for the sole
purpose of advancing open-source EDA software.

We regret that this was done to the KiCad project and its users.

-- 
[image: KiCad Services Corporation Logo]
Seth Hillbrand
*Lead Developer*
+1-530-302-5483‬
Long Beach, CA
www.kipro-pcb.comi...@kipro-pcb.com
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