Re: Proposed RIPE document

[Rodney Tillotson <]

Thanks for all the comments.

The idea was to adopt the LINX BCP as it is, and to only make
changes where the BCP would otherwise not make sense in the RIPE
context.

We are in danger of writing a new document if we make some of the
changes recently proposed. That might be a good idea, but it will
mean further delay and is not what we agreed to. Enhancements are
for a future release.

[Clive Feather Mon, 6 Mar 2000 10:10:03 +0000]
 > Do RIPE rules allow a reference to a LINX document (section 3)?

I can't find anything which forbids that.


[Clive Feather Mon, 6 Mar 2000 10:10:03 +0000]
 > Do the references to Data Protection legislation in the UK need
 > some kind of commentary?

Clive's words are better than mine and I will include them in the
bracketed paragraph in section 5 so that it becomes --

: (UK Data Protection legislation implements Directive 97/66/EC;
:  legislation in other EU countries will be similar. The UK Data
:  Protection Registrar offers Guidelines explaining the Data
:  Protection Principles, and the questions above follow these
:  guidelines.)


[Clive Feather Mon, 6 Mar 2000 10:10:03 +0000]
[Roland Perry Mon, 6 Mar 2000 11:53:48 +0000]
 > ... the DPA 1998 (on the HMSO website)
 > http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm
 > ... modifications to the Act ... for example, Schedule 4 of:
 > http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1999/19992093.htm
 > ... the directive
 > http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/1995/en_395L0046.html
 > http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/1997/en_397L0066.html

I think these count as enhancements so I have not included them;
but thanks for sending them to the list.


[Leo Vegoda Mon, 6 Mar 2000 12:03:37 +0000]
 > Aren't these [URLs] likely to change fairly quickly as web sites
 > get re-designed etc...? Would it not be more sensible to copy
 > any relevant pieces of legislation or regulation and point to that
 > copy?

As I said earlier, I believe we should do neither in this particular
version; but this is an interesting suggestion for the future.


RIPE NCC ask that I format the document consistently with other
current documents. I shall insert a Contents table, and that is the
only change I think is required.


So we seem to be still on target!

Thank you all.
Rodney.