[members-discuss] A summary for Proposal for New RIPE NCCCharging Scheme Model

>>Oh! Only my contracts change price with time, 
>>I see... even ICANN asks
>>more money for domains

The ICANN fee on domains hasn't changed in a while, perhaps you're confusing
the registry fee with the ICANN fee ?

>> and electrical power costs more

Power in real-terms in most countries is lower now than it was 2 years ago
(excluding scammy taxes for fake-products like carbon credits)

>> and bandwith changes prices

Has come down in price every year for at least the last 5 - if you're paying
more you need to get a better negotiator

>> and salaries change...

Agreed. 

>>Only first RIPE members must have same price 
>>than twenty years ago!

It's a NOT FOR PROFIT organisation who only really has 1 job - maintain the
database of who an IP is allocated to.

Discussion on pricing is good, but there seems to be a focus on switching to
ip based charging which is primarily driven by people who don't have any,
don't justify having any or seem to be under the misapprehension that
suddenly there will be a massive return of it that they can have.

Not going to happen :p

V4 is dead, get with the program on v6 - it's coming up for a 20th
anniversary !

Now discussions about *value* for money on our RIPE fees, that's a lot more
interesting ...

Rob