[ncc-services-wg] RIPE tasks

Hi!

> > Thanks for the wise words. Paying a few thousand EURs per 
> > year to have a very professional organisation lobbying for 
> > our interests worldwide. Maybe many fine lunches, dinners, 
> > but even more very professional work! Yes, RIPE is worth every cent.

> I don't think anyone is against making sure that Europe
> is represented in the wide scale, but its not what we,
> and many others orignally signed up for. And its certainly
> not something that should be forced upon people. We signed
> up to the registration services. 

When I signed up to the ripe mailing list in mid-1990,
there was no registration service, but it was a coordination
initiative for IP in Europe.

That's OK for us (speaking for de.lfnet and probably for de.oberon as
well).

> > If there had been no RIPE with crystal-clear policies as a 
> > very good example of self-gouvernance, many national 
> > government regulations would be in place instead -- and it 
> > would be a big mess.

> Self governance?! There is no governance - there is apathy and
> the widening remit that the RIPE has been taking is not 
> acceptable.

With the reports, meeting reports etc, my requirements for
transparency and cost control are met, I have no problem.

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