Issue dossier
Public sources document a Badge Team conflict before the event. Hackaday reported that the original Dutch badge team resigned en masse after disagreement with organizers; orga mailing-list posts confirm a conflict involving project leadership, a hardware lead, and others while cautioning that public facts were incomplete.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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team/process · public mailing list and secondary source · historical, incomplete public record
The conflict forms part of the badge's production history and likely contributed to a hurried replacement effort, but individual claims should not be overstated beyond public evidence.
- Badge
- WHY2025 Badge
- Category
- team/process
- Severity
- major
- Confidence
- public mailing list and secondary source
- Status
- historical, incomplete public record
- Timeframe
- pre-event
- Source note
- Hackaday and WHY2025 orga mailing-list posts.
app store
Badge app distribution service.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
issue tracker
Community issue page with hardware, firmware, LoRa, and user problems.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
official wiki
Main badge page, warnings, LoRa notes, repair notes, app install instructions.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
radio advisory
Dedicated antenna page for LoRa/FSK transmitter damage risk, SWR/VNA measurements, tuning notes, and antenna caveats.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
source
Hardware and firmware project files.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
team page
Public team page listing Team:Badge contacts, development groups, and team members.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
Hackaday · retrieved 2026-05-15
Secondary coverage of the battery-safety controversy and badge-team resignation context.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
Tweakers · retrieved 2026-05-15
Dutch report on queues, epoxy mitigation, and camp context.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 orga mailing list · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public mailing-list evidence that a conflict existed.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 orga mailing list · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public mailing-list evidence and caution about incomplete public facts.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 wiki · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary badge warnings, LoRa details, repair notes, and app install information.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 wiki · retrieved 2026-05-15
Community-maintained issue and repair record.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 wiki · retrieved 2026-05-15
Detailed fire-hazard advisory and response links.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 wiki · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary LoRa antenna advisory covering irreversible transmitter damage risk without a proper antenna, SWR thresholds, VNA measurement, and tuning notes.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 wiki · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public attendee feedback on late distribution, queues, limited hacking, and documentation.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge
WHY2025 wiki · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary public team page for Team:Badge member names and development-group structure.
Badge: WHY2025 Badge