[address-policy-wg] 2008-08 (Initial Certification Policy in the RIPE NCC Service Region) going to Last Call

Mrtin, Malcolm
On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 09:22 -0400, Martin Millnert wrote:
> APWG,

> We should all think real long and hard about the possible long-term
> implications of what this proposal sets the foundation for.

We *have* been thinking long and hard about this. This proposal is
nearly three years old. The operational community seems to think it is a
good thing (there are over 400 LIRs using it already). Every other RIR
has or will introduce it shortly. My knowledge of economics says that if
there is a demand then someone will step in to satisfy it. If the
community (as evidenced by this WG) tells the RIPE NCC not to implement
this (or more precisely to withdraw the service they are already
offering) then we simply open the way for private certification
companies in the RIPE region. Everyone happy with that? Good.... then
let's reject this proposal and continue to gaze at our own navels for
the next three years.

Nigel