[ipv6-wg] Proposal for new charter

I like the proposed charter, with Sander's suggested amendment.

I welcome the renewed interest and willingness to do things as  
exemplified by Shane's initiative, of which I would have liked to see  
more of in the recent past.

Also, as consequence of the above, I would like to use this email to  
suggest to fellow wg participants that Shane be put forward as co- 
chair (if he is willing, I haven't asked) and bring in regenerative  
energy.

Joao

On 16 Oct 2009, at 22:36, Shane Kerr wrote:

> All,
>
> At the RIPE meeting in Lisbon, I agreed to draft a proposed new  
> charter
> for the IPv6 working group. Here it is:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> IPv6 is the next-generation IP protocol. The IPv6 working group exists
> to further IPv6 adoption.
>
> The working group activities may be anything useful in helping people
> deploy IPv6. These activities include:
>
> * Outreach
> * Co-operation
> * Education
>
> The IPv4 Internet will continue for a long time. The IPv6 working  
> group
> is also concerned with IPv4/IPv6 co-existence.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Please use this mailing list for discussion.
>
> We would like to have a new charter in place before the next RIPE
> meeting.
>
>
> How this proposed charter was made:
>
> I looked at all of the other RIPE charters, and decided I wanted to  
> keep
> this short and simple.
>
> I had a lunch meeting with David Kessens, Denesh Bhabuta, Carlos
> Friacas, Marco Hogewoning, Bernard Tuy, Lance Wright, and Jan Zorz. We
> discussed the new charter, although the above text has not been  
> reviewed
> by them or anyone else. I thank them all!
>
>
> For those interested, here are some thoughts that went into the  
> proposed
> charter:
>
> Background
> ----------
> The current IPv6 working group charter is out-of-date:
>
>    The IPv6 working group follows the progress of specification and
>    implementation of the new IP version. It coordinates
>    implementations in Europe and is going to create testbeds.
>
> It comes from a time when IPv6 was immature; the focus was keeping
> track of technological advances and working on experimental networks.
> That time is over, and the IPv6 working group needs an updated
> charter.
>
>
> Goal
> ----
> The goal of creating a new charter is to do more than simply to update
> the text.
>
> We have almost finished allocating all IPv4 addresses. IPv6 is still
> only used by a small fraction of network traffic, many devices do not
> support IPv6 at all, and most organizations have no plans for IPv6
> adoption.
>
> RIPE is a unique community, and should do what it can to help make the
> migration to IPv6 as easy as possible. A new charter is just the first
> step.
>
>
> Commentary
> ----------
> The proposed new charter lists some activities:
>
> * Outreach
> * Co-operation
> * Education
>
> Outreach involves getting people, organisations, and groups to begin
> or continue IPv6 adoption. This includes vendors, governments, and
> developers. It also includes groups which are traditionally
> unrepresented, like gamers or content creators. Outreach means both
> going to other venues and inviting people from outside the RIPE
> community to visiting RIPE activities.
>
> Co-operation is working within the networking industry and without, to
> share resources and combine efforts. There are a large number of
> organisations and projects, and we should work with them whenever
> possible, so that IPv6 can fit in with their goals. This also includes
> co-operation with the many IPv6 efforts that exist worldwide.
>
> Education means all methods of increasing IPv6 knowledge. Note that
> the RIPE NCC is not able to do very much in terms of education, since
> it cannot compete with its members. However, the RIPE IPv6 working
> group can and should educate.
>
> --
> Shane
>