[lir-wg] RIPE costs and staffing again

At 12:58 PM 17-04-03 +0100, Peter Galbavy wrote:
>After replying to a thread on NANOG about ARIN costs, and my perceived
>relationship to those discussed here about RIPE earlier, I received an
>interesting mail from someone who said: <quote>[X] and I did a bunch of
>surprise visits to the RIPE hostmasters, to see how many were on duty each
>time.  Out of 28, and average of two were on duty during business hours,
>with all the others on self-assigned "special projects" which nobody could
>define. They're up to 118 employees, at last count.</quote>
>
>If this is true - and I have no reason to believe otherwise - I am, if it at
>all possible, even more concerned at the waste of our money by RIPE and the
>ridiculous increases in members fees. Also, why are there 118 employees
>anyway ?

Where did you get 118?  I count 98 on the RIPE NCC staff page:
http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/about/staff/index.html

-Hank


>Does anyone from RIPE want to comment, honestly and without the usual
>diplomatic rhetoric and self-protectionism so familiar to those like me who
>like to compare RIPE to an EU gravy train, on these allegations ? I would be
>interested in seeing information about work rotas and staffing well in time
>before the next AGM so that possible motions can be proposed and voted on,
>as is proper.
>
>rgds,
>--
>Peter Galbavy
>Knowtion Ltd.