On 26/07/2011 10:59, Emilio Madaio wrote:
The proposal 2008-08, "Initial Certification Policy in the RIPE NCC Service Region", has been withdrawn.
Obviously, speaking as someone who has been raising concerns about this proposal, I think this is the right decision, but I know a number of people will be disappointed by this. Whichever side of the debate you are on, I think we can all acknowledge that this can't have been an easy decision. We like to say that the PDP is driven by the community consensus, but to accept that lack of community consensus means you have to abandon even a policy with so much momentum behind it takes guts. Many (perhaps most) organisations would have pressed on regardless, out of pride and inertia, and to sooth the egos of the senior leadership, and then dared any dissenters to do anything about it. The RIPE PDP may not have turned up a consensus this time, but it did something else that is useful: it proved that the community consensus process is genuine. That's something to be proud of, and to defend with renewed vigour next time the Internet community's detractors come knocking (Cooperation-WG take note!). I would like to thank the proposers and the WG Chairs, for hearing out the concerns so courteously and patiently. Malcolm. -- Malcolm Hutty | tel: +44 20 7645 3523 Head of Public Affairs | Read the LINX Public Affairs blog London Internet Exchange | http://publicaffairs.linx.net/ London Internet Exchange Ltd Maya House, 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB Company Registered in England No. 3137929 Trinity Court, Trinity Street, Peterborough PE1 1DA