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.
I am not sure if the language cultural difference between, say, Russian and Dutch are greater than British and American.
As far as time zone concerned, RIPE region are crossing 8 different time zones, consider the biggest time difference you may have on the planet is 12, I am not sure that stands as well.
"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
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