[ripe-167] Impressions brought from Moscow meeting

On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Edgar Danielyan wrote:

> > If Russia want to establish new RIR, which (according to authors of the
> > document) could solve specific problems, let them do it! If any country
> > want to join Russian RIR, we have no right to contradict - it's their
> > choise. The only problem, that there are no "domestic" LIRs registered in
> > some CIS countries at all (GE, MD, TM, Tadjikistan), or it's only 1-2
> > registered (AM, AZ,KG,KZ, UZ) - who will decide on behalf of them)?
> 
> I agree with your first statement but did not understand the second. What you
> mean by "who will decide on behalf of them"? We do decide for us. Thanks
> God there is no USSR anymore. And CIS is an illusion. So if some people
> in some countries would like to establish RIR in Moscow: Let it be so.
> AM NIC is not interested.
> 

I expect, that national LIRs in CIS countries need to decide by which RIR
they prefer to be served. The decision must be made on a voluntary basis. 
Which RIR will serve GE, MD, TM homed LIRs if there no LIRs who need to
decide? Could decision of the only existing LIR will be compulsory
regulation for future established LIRs?

I couldn't found strict answers on questions above in document.

RIPE-167 states:

"Local registries in the region would continue to have a service agreement
with the RIPE NCC but have the option to receive service according to
their preference from either RosNIIROS or the RIPE NCC, but not both at
the same time."

IMO, every LIR is free to decide about the RIR they want to be served, 
and it could happen, that LIRs at the same country will be served by
different RIRs. 

As I understand, the main difference will be service language:
official working language of RIPE NCC will be English, RosNIIROS will
serve their Russian speaking customers. 
In that case it must be clearly stated in document.

Maybe the title of document "A Regional Internet Registry for the
Commonwealth of Independent States" isn't well turned and could be
changed to "A Regional Internet Registry for the Russian speaking
community"?
 
> Rule RIPE NCC in Amsterdam (good city :)

With no doubt! And RIPE NCC has a really pretty team.  :)

        Rimas Janusauskas,
        Taide Net Hostmaster
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