This is my feelings about the request from Dave Cameron..... I personally have no problem DUMPING IRLP from my node (s). The support from Steve and Jim FAR shadows the lack of support over the years of IRLP, not to forget the "Superstars" like KL7M telling me what to do. When IRLP came "On Scene" it was amazing.People including myself flocked to it and enjoyed it. But it seems there is a lot more to this then "Technology" It's my opinion that IRLP is literally infested with politics and the want to make money off of HAM radio. Cameron's "My way or the Highway" attitude has pissed me off for years. The result of this is simple. Here in Las Vegas,Nevada a lot of us are SHUTTING DOWN our IRLP nodes. They are no longer needed. Allstar simply outperforms IRLP handsdown. We will assist local repeater operators/owners with the removal of the IRLP operating system and rebuild as a Allstar machine.Steve (WB9STH) and myself (WB6EGR) will be attending the meeting here in Las Vegas in April. We will bring Allstar equipment to the meeting that has been installed in Motorola R-1225 repeaters,some built on ITX platforms.We have several systems on the air that can be played with from the meeting at "Circus-Circus". IRLP is like a 20 gallon water heater compared with a NEW tankless model..they both do the same thing, just one is faster,better,cheaper and supported MUCH better. Saying goodbye to IRLP is really easy! Think of it like dropping a small-block 350 V8 in your clapped out 1974 Chevy Vega.... Kirk (WB6EGR)