Hi, On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 09:08:56AM +0000, Randy Bush wrote:
and i am less sure i want to strongly assert that the split still makes sense. do the regional empires really improve the operators' life?
For an regional European operator, I certainly value being able to talk to someone in my timezone, talk to someone who understands the way Germans do business, etc. - read: the interaction with a regional IR (RIPE NCC) works well for us. "Timezone" and "cultural understanding" seem to be the important bits. Where the *numbers* come from, in the end, does not matter much - it could be a global pool everyone draws from (well, it is, but we pretend it isn't), but the local interaction is important. Also, this being a policy list, being able to discuss and agree on policy inside a region is complicated enough. Getting agreement globally on *details* seems to be near impossible ("principles" sort of worked out).
and, while indeed this is being discussed in lacnic, it does affect the ripe region.
True, but since a global proposal needs to reach consensus everywhere, we can be a bit lazy and wait to see how much momentum it gains in Lacnic, before formally entering the discussion here... Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (0)89/32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279