[ripe-list] ripe-list Digest, Vol 139, Issue 9

Hi guys

People who work for a national lottery company are also citizens and
residents of the country. But they are usually not allowed to buy
lottery tickets. Pro footballers are also football supporters. But
they cannot gamble on the outcome of a game. There are many examples
of a group of people who act as an executive body or secretariat but
cannot make decisions for the larger body they serve. For RIPE NCC
staff, my view would be that it is fine for them to be involved in
making decisions (openly and transparently) about technical and
operational matters and to be actively involved in discussions about
policies, which they often have a deep understanding of. But to
determine the outcome of policy discussions and setting the policies
that govern those operations, which they then implement, may be
crossing the line on conflict of interest.

cheers
denis
co-chair DB-Wg



> From: Leo Vegoda <leo at vegoda.org>
> To: Franziska Lichtblau <rhalina at old-forest.org>
> Cc: RIPE List <ripe-list at ripe.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 08:01:45 -0700
> Subject: Re: [ripe-list] New Draft Document: RIPE NCC Staff Participation in the RIPE Community (Please review)
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, 9 May 2023 at 02:29, Franziska Lichtblau <rhalina at old-forest.org> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > > One question, as it's not clearly forbidden, is NCC staff allowed to
> > > be a WG chair, partake in NomCom, etc? I would say yes.
>
> [...]
>
> > Regarding "to avoid giving direction" I am bit torn. I think to put the
> > staff into a safe situation they need a little bit of freedom there.
> > The line between what could be perceived as "giving direction" vs
> > "sharing expertise" is very thin.
>
> If a RIPE NCC staff member was a WG chair, could they make a decision
> on a policy proposal?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Leo
>