I have been struggling with VATSIM in the past regarding code compliance and NDA issues of PCProxy, which I released as Free Software. After numerous discussions back-and-forth in which I repeatedly stressed that I would not sign such an agreement, I decided to hand over PCProxy to Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers. Hoppie is from now on the main developer of the application, and I will limit myself to packaging it for Debian GNU/Linux.





While all of this was going on, VATSIM also decide to remove my Administrator rating. This in itself was a good decision. However, to do so by just sending out an automated message stating that I had been demoted from the highest rating back to the rating of observer, without any prior notice or personal note, sealed the fact that VATSIM is an organization with which I do not wish to be associated.



As a result, I have asked the membership department to withdraw my account. My intention was to do so because I have no more interest in receiving pompous announcements. The reality is this:





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Kees Leune (810419),

This is an automated notice from the VATSIM central database.

You have been permanently suspended for the following reason:

BY USER REQUEST

You are receiving this email because you have requested that your
VATSIM.net account be closed. This action has now been completed and you
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Especially the last part in which it is said that by leaving, I will never be allowed to use the network again makes me sad. I used the term neo-coloniolists once. I still believe that was a good choice of terms.