This indeed an interesting point of view. It has been the practice for as long as I can remember for the RIPE NCC to ask for documnetation for the need for IP addresses.
Is there strong support in the community to remove this cirteria ?
Don't get me wrong. I'm talking about a special case here, respectively about detailed information as in "equipment specs, model number...ect." as well as stuff like "network plans".
I think the criteria to reveal your network plan has been there since RIPE 185 and even before that. Its even a requirement in RIPE 185 (from 1998) "Docu- mentation needs to include the precise nature of the restriction, the make, model and version of the hardware or software causing the restriction, and its precise location in the network. " But note that this is qouted _out of context_ this requirement was prenset to get addressess for CLASSFULL addressing (!) I wonder if somebody can point me to when documenting the make, model and version became a generic requirement to get address space became part of the policy. (Yes I know I have said in (private) conversations that IF this information is a requirement is part of the policy THEN it should be part of the form.) Hans Petter