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

I fully agree with Gert! I'm looking forward to a draft to discuss
on its technical merits.

     Brian

On 2007-05-14 23:31, Gert Doering wrote:
> 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