Count TaSessine
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Posted - 2006.04.07 11:00:00 -
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The coalition of alliances, including BoB, F-E, 5, ASCN, who recently seized control of the station in EC-P8R, have asked ISS to take over and manage the station as a public outpost.
After careful deliberation, ISS have accepted the proposal as a vote of confidence and a welcome confirmation that civilian development of 0.0 space is far from incompatible with the goals and ambitions of above mentioned alliances.
With this gesture, they signal that civilian cohabitation in 0.0 space is possible and desired under the right circumstances.
The reason for our acceptance is closely linked with our vision of opening up 0.0 space to as many non-alliance affiliated pilots as possible.
We believe Pure Blind is a perfect sandbox for pilots with little or no 0.0 experience. It is more attractive than empire space, but generally speaking not really valuable enough for alliances to fight over and claim.
With this transition, we hope the region will return to it's previous state of affairs. This action will basically take the station out of the conflict that is raging in the region and allow traffic to flow through EC-P8R once again.
The coalition have clearly stated that the only other alternative to this scenario is that they take control of the station themselves - this, we feel, is not beneficial to the stability and long term interests of the inhabitants of this region.
The outpost will ultimatively benefit far more people under ISS management, than would be the case with a territorial faction controlling it.
The terms of the takeover are as follows:
- The outpost will be called ISS Cassini, named after a famous Italian astronomer from Earth.
- Cassini will become an ISS station and the rules applying to Marginis and Borealis (see www.eve-iss.com for details of our rules of engagement), also apply to this one.
- As is the case with all ISS stations, all pod pilots in Eve can dock at the station and use its facilities.
- The no-docking list from our other outposts will be applied with immediate effect in Cassini. This means that BoB, among others, will not have docking rights to the station due to their repeated violations of our system wide no-fire zones in the other ISS outpost systems.
- In line with its established business practices ISS will transfer ownership of the station as shares to the Eve community in a public share auction. Details of this public offering of shares will be disclosed shortly when we have had time to create a business plan.
ISS will keep 10% of the shares as management fee.
Trust will get 5% shares. Building an outpost is a monumental achievement in both time and ISK which we recognize.
The isk generated by these share sales will pay for the necessary sovereignty controlling starbases (the system has 62 moons), structures, fuel reserves, in-house security arrangements and a number of external mercenary retainers.
The status of previous TRUST jumpclone contracts is being investigated. The status of current office rents is pending assessment of the situation.
Chairman, ISS
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