<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hello, Daniel and all Community Members! <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you very much for your question! <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">About one month ago, the RIPE NCC Board proposed a draft of a new charging scheme that stirred intense debate and resistance from a significant portion of RIPE NCC Members. This motivated me to join a group (<a href="https://t.me/ripe_budget_talks" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://t.me/ripe_budget_talks</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) to better understand RIPE NCC finances and, ideally, to propose an alternative charging scheme that aligns with the interests and needs of as many RIPE NCC Members across the regions as possible. Our group had fewer than a dozen members at its inception and has grown to 110 members, including RIPE NCC executives and the RIPE NCC Board Chair. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Our first project was to propose an alternative charging scheme, but we ran into a significant obstacle which almost derailed our effort and caused delays - we missed crucial data in machine-readable formats. We lack detailed machine-readable information about RIPE NCC members, LIRs (and their relationship with RIPE NCC members) and their resources (IPv4, IPv6, PI, ASN) that they hold. In response to this, we had to source side data to compensate for the lack of this information from official sources. As we progressed, we discovered a total lack of information about agreements with legacy resource holders and associated fees. These details are crucial for modeling charging schemes, yet they are clearly missing - this fact was confirmed in writing by RIPE NCC staff. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The charging scheme is only one aspect of the RIPE NCC budget. Hence, we sought to understand how RIPE NCC allocates its funds, and yet again, we encountered significant gaps in our research which we were unable to fill using information obtained through official channels. Please let me know if you’re interested in details and I’ll be glad to share all our findings with Community.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We cannot propose alternative charging schemes or find ways to reduce budget without having all the information needed available to every single Member of RIPE NCC in a clear and (ideally) machine readable format. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">My personal focus as a potential RIPE NCC Board member will be on increased transparency as it’s the only way to engage the incredible skill of our wide RIPE NCC Member community and use it to find solutions to our current and future challenges. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">United we stand! <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The RIPE Community is invited to join our initiative, by contributing knowledge and expertise to improve the RIPE Community and RIPE NCC. Our main communication platform is Telegram but we will be happy to add more platforms if needed: <a href="https://t.me/ripe_budget_talks" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://t.me/ripe_budget_talks</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you have any feedback or ideas to share, please contact me here or reach me via the following channels:<ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">WhatsApp: +447437307046</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">Signal: pavel.50 </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">Telegram: pavel_odintsov <a href="https://t.me/pavel_odintsov" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://t.me/pavel_odintsov</a> </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">LinkedIN: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/podintsov/" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://www.linkedin.com/in/podintsov/</a> </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">Discord: pavel.odintsov</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre">IRC: LiberaChat pavel_odintsov</li></ul><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you! </div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 14 May 2024 at 15:16, Daniel Pearson <<a href="mailto:daniel@privatesystems.net">daniel@privatesystems.net</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">It appears this mailing list does not get used very much but I would like a direct comment from each proposed candidate up for election on the charging scheme changes, and your view point on if RIPE should be reducing its budget and how the current situation is being handled. Thanks for your time. Daniel~ -- eb-candidates mailing list <a href="mailto:eb-candidates@ripe.net" target="_blank">eb-candidates@ripe.net</a> <a href="https://mailman.ripe.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mailman.ripe.net/</a> </blockquote></div> <div> </div>-- <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Sincerely yours, Pavel Odintsov</div>