[db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

Did anything ever happen with this? I still have to use Albania and with
the new country set in ORGs i and other ISPs in Kosovo have even more
problems now.

We are extremely unhappy with this situation, the RIPE NCC and Dutch
government can expect an official complaint letter from the Kosovarian
government very soon if there is not even any attempt at talking with
us/the gov and fixing this issue.

I simply do not understand how we can be entirely ignored while even our
banks usem XK IBANs and Euro as currency, it is absurd.

--
William
BASEHOST SHPK
Pristina, Kosovo

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 10:33 PM William Weber <william at inbox.li> wrote:

> In the end i dont care, Kosovo is a country (acknowledged by 50%+ of UN
> members including NL)
>  and i want to be able to use it as intended.
>
> —
> William
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 13.05.2022, at 21:58, David Conrad <drc at virtualized.org> wrote:
>
> William,
>
> On May 13, 2022, at 2:11 AM, William Weber via db-wg <db-wg at ripe.net>
> wrote:
>
> I am aware the the X* series of codes is reserved and not permanently
> assigned, however UN Security Council resolution 1244/99 (see 6) mandates
> the use binding to all UN members.
>
>
> The “X*” series is not reserved, they are (permanently) designated for
> “user-assigned” use. Think 10/8.  Anyone (including RIPE) can use them for
> whatever purpose they so choose, just as anyone can use 10/8. Of course,
> your use and my use might conflict, but that’s for us to work out between
> us (with the obvious scaling implications that suggests).
>
> FYI, EU is different in that it is “exceptionally reserved”.  It is one of
> a number of ISO-3166 codes that have that status (including UK, AC, DG, SU,
> and a few others). AP is a bit weird (IMHO) in that ISO-3166 Maintenance
> Agency has stated that they will not use the code “at the present stage.” I
> gather that’s an informal agreement between ISO-3166/MA and WIPO. I’ve no
> clue what that means for the long-term status of that code.
>
> The real question is what would break if RIPE chooses to use a user
> assigned code in their database.  I’ve no idea, but to be honest, I’m a bit
> uncomfortable with the precedent it might set (and political foodfight it
> might generate given the UN Statistical Agency hasn’t seen fit to recommend
> the creation of an actual ISO-3166 code). However, I doubt my comfort
> matters.
>
> As far as I can tell, your reference to UN Security Council resolution
> 1244/99 is irrelevant, particularly as it (appropriately, given the status
> of the ISO-3166 code) doesn’t mention XK.
>
> FWIW, Jaap Akkerhuis, a person well known to many on this list, is
> extremely well-versed in the world of ISO-3166 and could probably provide
> any info you might need related to the use of ISO-3166 codes.
>
> Regards,
> -drc
>
>
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