[address-policy-wg] Re: Can the RIRs bypass the IETF and do their own thing?

Hi,

On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 04:08:19PM +0200, Shane Kerr wrote:
> If the RIRs decide to allocate numbers from dead:beef::/32 based on
> lunar tides, then the IETF and IANA and ICANN can complain about it
> all day long, but it's not their decision to make. Of course they can
> participate in the policy making process like everyone else. :)

Well, technically you are correct - but given the way "The Internet"
works, it works better if there is agreement on where the numbers come
from, and how they are distributed in a way that makes them unique.

So the RIRs *do* try to cooperate with ICANN/IANA and the IETF :-)

And please let's *not* use the RIPE APWG mailinglist for a fundamental 
debate on whether the RIR model is all broken, the IETF is too slow to 
be useful, or whatever gripes you have - we need to focus the discussions
somewhat, otherwise too many people will just stop working with us.

[If you really feel that the RIPE model is all broken, by all means say 
so -- but please open a new mail thread for it, instead of shanghaiing a 
specific policy proposal discussion]

Gert Doering
        -- APWG chair
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