<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></head><body ><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div><span data-doc-type="writer" style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;" data-doc-id="420923000000560001">Dear RIPE community and RIPE NCC members:</span><br></div><div><br></div><p data-doc-type="writer" style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" data-doc-id="420923000000560001" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">You may be well aware of RIPE NCC management's refusal to acknowledge the serious governance issue in AFRINIC and the fact that </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">the management keeps involving itself closely with governmental bodies, </span><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">ever since the miscarriage of their NRO letter to make AFRINIC a specialized agency of United Nations.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Recently, during the ITU Conference, it is said that the RIPE NCC management team seemed to have approached the American government and European Union government as a means to interfere with the ongoing matters.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><font face="Roboto"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">As someone who has had engaged closely with the community for many years, I believe it is of utmost importance for the community to be aware of the seriousness of the matter, and a frank </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">discussion</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is more than necessary in the upcoming RIPE meeting.</span></font><br></p><div><br></div><div>For RIPE NCC to make their case of seems deep interference with government and for me to exchange with the community any views and differences.<br></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><font face="Roboto"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My dispute with AFRINIC (despite it is sub-judice), is essentially a "policy dispute" between members of RIR and the RIR management. Court pocceding is also part of bottom up community driven process when the dispute can not be resolved </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">amicably.</span></font><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><font face="Roboto"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">However, NRO's request to make RIR an ITU-like body, and RIPE NCC's </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">apparent</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> consistent engagement with government officials to interfere in the matter, I think it is high time for the community to be aware of, discuss and decide whether such involvement is proper in a community driven, bottom-up registry who has been independent of governmental influences for more than three decades</span></font><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">I have submitted an lighting talk for the plenary and got rejected. I have attached the rejection letter here for your perusal. It is disconcerting to me because the matter is of utmost urgency and importance for the community and the RIR system.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">The purpose of the current letter is to re-state my intention of an open, frank, heart-to-heart discussion with the community. I will appreciate if any working group chair can pick up the subject and do an BoF during the working group sessions.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><font face="Roboto"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I believe the graveness of the issue requires such a discussion - transparency and </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">accountability</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> are the two core values of this community.</span></font><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span style="font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Here is the letter I received:</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"type":"text"}"></p><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear Lu Heng,</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We regret to inform you that your Lightning Talk submission for RIPE 85 titled 'A difficult reality' has not been accepted into the Plenary session.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">From the PC's perspective the presentation does not fit the RIPE plenary. If your submission refers to the role of the RIPE NCC, then we suggest the NCC Services WG as the appropriate venue to start this discussion.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If you want to have a discussion about the RIPE community as a policy making body, then we feel the RIPE community plenary is the right place to go.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thank you,</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Franziska Lichtblau</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">on behalf of the Programme Committee</span><br></div><p></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"ff":"Arimo","fv":"normal","td":"none","cs":"0pt","fw":"none","fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","va":"baseline","fw_i":400,"type":"text","fs":"normal","bgc":"rgb(255, 255, 255)"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"ff":"Arimo","fv":"normal","td":"none","cs":"0pt","fw":"none","fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","va":"baseline","fw_i":400,"type":"text","fs":"normal","bgc":"rgb(255, 255, 255)"}"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">My reply:</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;" class="zw-paragraph" data-line-height="1.2" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"ff":"Arimo","fv":"normal","td":"none","cs":"0pt","fw":"none","fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","va":"baseline","fw_i":400,"type":"text","fs":"normal","bgc":"rgb(255, 255, 255)"}"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hi</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The presentation is about ripe community’s view on current actions taken by NRO and RIPE NCC.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The matter is extremely serious and I believe ripe community should be aware.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And yes, this is about where boundaries of ripe community policy making and how many people should be aware and participate community.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I feel current ripe community is not truly inclusive enough for every internet user aware.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I think best we have a frank discussion and inform the community, rather have me go to some channels of communication, and community might feel not informed and asking why.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And THIS IS REALLY NOT ABOUT NCC SERVICE.</span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span class="EOP"> </span><br></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0pt; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; direction: ltr; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-line-height="1.2" data-hd-info="0" data-margin-bottom="0pt" data-textformat="{"fgc":"rgb(0, 0, 0)","size":"9.75","type":"text"}" class="zw-paragraph heading0" data-header="0"><span style="font-family: Arimo; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 9.75pt; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If PC have future questions welcome to send me zoom link to discuss.</span><br></p><div><br></div><div class="zmail_signature_below"><div id="" data-zbluepencil-ignore="true" data-sigid="4902573000000022003"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)" dir="ltr"><table style="font-size: small" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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