[address-policy-wg] LACNIC "Proposal to create a Global Internet Registry (GIR)"

Hi,

On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 09:08:56AM +0000, Randy Bush wrote:
> and i am less sure i want to strongly assert that the split still makes
> sense.  do the regional empires really improve the operators' life?

For an regional European operator, I certainly value being able to talk 
to someone in my timezone, talk to someone who understands the way 
Germans do business, etc. - read: the interaction with a regional IR
(RIPE NCC) works well for us.

"Timezone" and "cultural understanding" seem to be the important bits.

Where the *numbers* come from, in the end, does not matter much - it 
could be a global pool everyone draws from (well, it is, but we pretend 
it isn't), but the local interaction is important.


Also, this being a policy list, being able to discuss and agree on policy 
inside a region is complicated enough.  Getting agreement globally on
*details* seems to be near impossible ("principles" sort of worked out).


> and, while indeed this is being discussed in lacnic, it does affect the
> ripe region.

True, but since a global proposal needs to reach consensus everywhere, 
we can be a bit lazy and wait to see how much momentum it gains in Lacnic,
before formally entering the discussion here...

Gert Doering
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