[members-discuss] New RIPE Labs Article - Building a stable future for the RIPE NCC

On 18/04/2024 16:17, Remco van Mook wrote:

Dear Remco and others,

One fear that I have that can threaten a stable RIPE NCC is the hostile 
takeover of the RIPE NCC.  With the average annual cost of a LIR being 
about 2KEuro, what is to stop some malicious actor with 5MEuro in 
his/her pocket to creating 2500 valid new paying members and hijacking 
the vote for the board and the vote for cost sharing and in regards to 
new allocations?

I think the time has come for RIPE NCC to create "golden shares":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_share
assigned to around 20-30 well known organizations/people that have 
always had the best interest of RIPE on their minds - which can outvote 
any hostile takeover.

Regards,
Hank


> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> I’d like to draw your attention to an article that was just published on RIPE Labs, about building a stable future for the RIPE NCC.
> 
> As it touches on some very foundational aspects all across the various working groups and NCC membership, I thought it important to share, and I would very much like to ask everyone for their input and ideas.
> 
> In order to not spread the discussion too much across the various mailing lists, I suggest that we use the general RIPE list (which I’ve put into the reply-to field of this email.
> 
> I’m currently in the process of organising a BOF during RIPE 88 on this topic as well and am looking forward to a constructive discussion!
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Remco van Mook
> RIPE NCC Executive Board
> 
> 
> 
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