RESF Strategy: Remove Lewis with Legal Leverage, Engage Neil Collaboratively

Situation

Approved plan to remove Luis (Lewis) from the RESF board using a Quinn Emanuel memo documenting a potential federal law violation and breach of fiduciary duty, then send a collaborative letter to Neil offering a path forward to avoid a public fight. Greg will present the memo to board members to secure their support. Shadow infrastructure (Koji, clones) is confirmed ready.

Reasoning

Lewis poses a concrete legal risk that can be leveraged for a clean removal with a gag order - the severe career risk of the violation becoming public gives CIQ negotiating leverage. Neil is more salvageable since there is no belief in his direct involvement - separating the two allows for a negotiated outcome rather than scorched earth that could harm the Rocky Linux community. Technical readiness is confirmed so there are no blockers to execution.

Additional Context

Shadow infrastructure ready. Board member meetings scheduled for week after Dubai trip. This is the chance to clean things up and start fresh.

Observed Evidence

C-Suite Sync meeting summary states the plan clearly. Peter confirmed shadow infrastructure is ready. Slack message corroborates agreement with the approach.

Confidence Breakdown