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On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Axel Pawlik wrote:

>> As you may be aware, we have a longstanding policy of not discussing
>> internal matters of the RIPE NCC in public.

Well, here's my point of view: no matter how everyone is shocked by the
information about internal RIPE NCC matters, I think Axel is right: we
should really focus on the services we get from the RIPE NCC.

However, from time to time, when we don't get a satisfying quality of
service, we have to scream. And we can do it using two ways:

* Strictly corporate style - to escalate the problem to the highest
  level possible (RIPE NCC Executive Board, General Manager etc.) and
  wait for their action. If no result - fire the management, elect a
  new board and repeat the procedure in an infinite loop, or:

* Open semi-academic style - determine the real cause of the problem
  and find a solution together, in an open, constructive discussion.

For many, many years of dealing with RIPE NCC, we somehow used to deal
with all problems using the latter, open approach. Maybe it's because
RIPE was born in an academic environment ... or simply because the
open approach worked!

I'm aware, like many other people, that RIPE NCC is not an academic
institution any more. Why, however, to change things that worked so
fine for years? Let's discuss!

Regards,
Beri

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