[ncc-services-wg] RIPE tasks

Considering the strong interests who are trying to screw over as
many people as they can get away with, and considering to what
extent they have already been able to pervert ICANN, I can certainly
not see the sense in ripping into RIPE to make sure that we have
no organization which will stand up for european interests when the
pirates of DNS comes for our blood next time.

But considering that this entire thread started out with yet another
failure (almost a yearly recurrent thing these days) by the RIPE
community to find a way where customers can be offered multi-homing
in practical and efficient way, is almost a good argument for the
steam-rolling to proceed with no undue delay.

While there may not be any perfect solution to multihoming, LIR
training or even the general level of RIPE activities, there are
actual workable solutions, and I think there are plenty of places
where progress could be easily made.

Provided of course, that people really want progress, something
which is increasingly in doubt judging from these lists.

It is no wonder governments are starting to get involved in internet
regulation if the RIPE community is supposed to be "best practice"
example for self government :-(

I think it is about time that people pull their heads out of their
behind and get to work on the actual problems, or at least shut up
and get out of the way so other people can do so.

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