[members-discuss] Charging scheme discussion

>> "count" of ip's within a block - no, it's back 
>> to them being a "commodity"
>> (altering the tax status)
> This is wrong and leads to misinformation.
> Until last year RIPE membership had a cost
>  depending on a class model
> (large, small, extra large, etc), which on 
> its behalf depended on the
> number of allocated resources. 

*number* of resources, not *size* of resources

So thank you for confirming my point:p

If the charging switches to per-IP then they become "product" or "stock" or
"items" or similar, and have a value, and that WILL change the tax-status of
RIPE - which at current levels, will mean 25% tax which *WILL* have to be
taken from members in fees

So, hands up who wants a 25% price hike ?

Rob