[address-policy-wg] Re: HD-ratio Proposal - Last Call has ended. Cosensus not reached.

RIPE NCC Policy Coordinator wrote:
> PDP Number: 2005-01
> HD-ratio Proposal
>
> Dear Hans Petter 
>
> This is to remind you that the "Last Call" period for the proposed
> change to RIPE Document ripe-368 has ended.
>
> You can find the full proposal at:
>
>     http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2005-1.html
>
> Please reply to this e-mail to let me know  how you would like to proceed.
>
>     * Consensus has been reached. We should publish the policy.
>
>     * Consensus has not been reached. You want to
>
> 	* withdraw the policy;
>
> 	* return to the review phase (please tell us what duration to set for
> 	the review period); or
>   

The chairs of the Address policy working group have consulted and are divided on the matter of this policy. The outcome of this discussion and consultation with wg-chairs and RIPE Chair in general is that we see a clear consensus in favor of the current  proposal. 

We do see a growing opposition based on the perception of how this will influence future address allocations to emerging regions.

I will therefor return the policy to the review phase, for further discussion on the mailing-list and on the upcoming RIPE meeting.

As a side note the matter of how RIPE should relate to other organizations in our policy making process I would like to make the following remark;

RIPE policy is made by individual contributions to mailing lists and at RIPE meetings. Not by meetings of other organizations.  Our discussions should be based on technical arguments in the relevant RIPE fora.

Best Regards,

Hans Petter Holen
Address Policy Chair