[members-discuss] idea Christian 'wiwi' Wittenhorst

Hi,

> In the end, just counting IPv4 addresses seems a bit _too simple_ to me.
> 

Yes. I had written a small rant about how many participants in this
discussion seem to see RIPE purely as a source of IP addresses and that
their only concern seems to be to minimize the "cost per address".

This is obviously a bit narrow-minded.

1. The yearly charges for RIPE membership are a tiny fraction of even
the smaller LIRs' annual spendings. Although I support choosing a fair
charging scheme just like the next guy, I feel that my money is well
spent with the RIPE membership.

2. As stated before, the database is a tiny fraction of what RIPE does.
Apart from the obvious benefits, I think the political work of RIPE is
an often-overlooked, but very important aspect.

Gruß,

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