[members-discuss] [ncc-announce] [GM] Consultation on RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2024

On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 2:28 PM Hank Nussbacher <hank at interall.co.il> wrote:
> On 08/03/2023 16:14, Sander Steffann wrote:
>
> > On a side note, I also feel that the RIPE NCC’s budget is getting a bit out of control. RIPE NCC is primarily an Internet Registry, and I would like to see focus concentrating on Registration Services, and less on anything else. I understand that the RIPE NCC is in a useful position to do nice research projects, represent the internet community etc. But looking at the budget it looks like the rest of the organisation is growing much faster than the registry function. I therefore also object to the €450 price increase in model 1.
>
> Another well written reasoning that I totally agree with.
>

Have to agree on this one... I object to any schemes that actual
increase RIPE NCCs budget.

Maybe it's time to considering to scale RIPE NCC down a bit, not
growing but actual cuts in the budget and some cuts on all the nice
things that's being done. In such a scenario, actual cuts, downsizing
of staff are probably necessary, sadly.

We, as members can't keep paying more and more just because it's nice
to use money on nice projects. For any definition of nice being things
slightly on the side of RIPE NCC registry and internet stability
tasks.
There are limits for what kind of LIR expenses I can justify for my
CFO/CEO's, they don't accept to pay more just because RIPE NCC want to
keep doing nice projects.



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Roger Jørgensen
CTO, advisor/manager of several company's LIR