Document announcement

  > "Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet" <woeber at cc.univie.ac.at> writes:
  > >A  revised document below  European Internet Network Number Application Fo
  > rm
  > >is available from the RIPE document store.
  > >
  > >
  > >Ref:           ripe-095
  > >Title:         European Internet Network Number Application Form
  > >Title:         and Supporting Notes
  > >
  > 
  > Is there a major change in the contents, format or function of this documen
  > t?

The contents has changed:

	- different encoding of "no email"
	- additional hints to document present address space usage

  > I'm a bit worried, about the name change from ripe-088 to ripe-095, because
  > right now our users/customers get comfortable with the idea to just "pick u
  > p
  > ripe-88 from the ftp server" whenever they apply for a new Class C address.
  > Also we would have to update all local text to refer to the new document.

We had a long sicussion about this nternally and at some ripe meeting.
The coclusion was to change the number whenever the document content
changes. I'd hate to change that -again-.

  > So I see 3 possible approaches:
  > 
  > - keep the ripe-document number the same unless there is a major change in
  >   content, maybe appending some version or date information
  >   [preferred]

Not preferred here.

  > - agree on a fixed document name both for the RIPE document store and local
  >   versions
  >   [acceptable]

That was the plan and to link it to the current one.
We should do this.

  > - we have to store the document (and/or it's local version) with a fixed na
  > me
  >   (different from the RIPE document id) on our system
  >   [not desirable but workable]

not at all desirable I agree.

  > Anybody else with strong feelings?

I bet.