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[members-discuss] Charging Scheme 2025
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Wed Apr 10 15:27:20 CEST 2024
I would love to see the RIPE serving porridge Vincent > On 10. Apr 2024, at 15:21, Kaj Niemi <kajtzu at basen.net> wrote: > > Realistically you cannot compensate for recurring charges with one-time charges. The former you know, the latter you do not have any idea whether they will occur or not. Thus, while xfers could be invoiced at cost plus principles (or whatever), budgetarily it is insanity to assume that such events would occur. > > I like the gym analogy. Although most have different categories for different kinds of members, whether you can go to group lessons or not, whether you train during busy hours our outside of them, etc. as well as the implicit assumption that most pay but do not use. Also, they sell t-shirts, towels, chocolate, energy drinks, porridge, etc. > > > > Kaj > From: members-discuss <members-discuss-bounces at ripe.net <mailto:members-discuss-bounces at ripe.net>> on behalf of Michel Lanners <michel.lanners at lu-cix.lu <mailto:michel.lanners at lu-cix.lu>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 15:55 > To: members-discuss at ripe.net <mailto:members-discuss at ripe.net> <members-discuss at ripe.net <mailto:members-discuss at ripe.net>> > Subject: [members-discuss] Charging Scheme 2025 > > You don't often get email from michel.lanners at lu-cix.lu <mailto:michel.lanners at lu-cix.lu>. Learn why this is important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> > Dear all, > > Why on earth is everybody trying to monetize IPv4, i.e. make RIPE fees dependant on IPv4 ressources? > > I completely fail to see why anybody should pay more for HOLDING any number of IPv4 ressources (or other ressources, by the way). > > It’s a different story for ressource transfers. So let those selling IPv4 pay a fee for the transfer! > > And for the rest let’s stick to a real membership fee: one price irrespective of which services you use or not. The fitness center doesn’t charge you per minute, nor per device you use. It's a flat membership, full stop. Hopefully low enough so it doesn’t create a problem for anybody's bottom line. > > Cheers > > Michel LANNERS > CIO at LU-CIX Management G.I.E. > -- > <https://www.luxchat.lu/> > Mail: michel.lanners at lu-cix.lu <mailto:michel.lanners at lu-cix.lu> > Luxchat: @3eb2pdflrq57:01.lu-cix.luxchat.lu > Phone: (+352) 28 99 29 92-81 > > LU-CIX Management G.I.E. > 202, Z.A.E. Wolser F > L-3290 Bettembourg > lu-cix.lu <https://www.lu-cix.lu/> > luxchat.lu <https://www.luxchat.lu/> > luxembourg-internet-days.com <https://luxembourg-internet-days.com/> > lunog.lu <https://www.lunog.lu/> > _______________________________________________ > members-discuss mailing list > members-discuss at ripe.net > https://mailman.ripe.net/ > Unsubscribe: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/ripe%40kaminot.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/members-discuss/attachments/20240410/030160ec/attachment.html>
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