[members-discuss] Discuss Charging Scheme 2010

Andy,

That you for the correction and clarification. I will apologise to  
have spread inaccurate information to this list.
I was _sure_ that policies were voted, hopefully I did not bet  
anything :D
That is what you get to not read the documents yourself and  
participate enough  ...

Regards,

Thomas Mangin
Technical Director
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On 19 Jun 2009, at 12:57, Andy Davidson wrote:

>
> On 19 Jun 2009, at 10:46, Thomas Mangin wrote:
>
>> RIPE policies are proposed and voted by the membership, it can not  
>> get any more democratic than that !
>> If you do not like them: VOTE - you do not have to be at the  
>> meeting to send a proxy, and I do not say this as I am in favor of  
>> charing for PI space (I am neutral on the point) - I say it as it  
>> is how working members organisation stay alive.
>
> Hi,
>
> A point of order if I may.
>
> RIPE policies are NOT decided by a vote, but by a general consensus  
> at meetings AND on the RIPE working group mailing lists.  The  
> mailing lists are open to all.  Some will benefit from increased  
> participation from genuinely interested sections of the community. ;-)
>
> You can read more about the process here http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/
>
>
>
> Kind wishes,
> Andy