Jan Ahrent Czmok wrote:
what should be covered are the costs ? 50 / 50 for lir / ripe or what else.
You bring up an issue that we have to solve. And that is the finance of this. I think that most of the interested bigger LIR:s would be able to finance this on a, let's say, 50/50 basis.
i mean for bigger lirs it shall be no problem, but the smaller ones may not have enough money to pay the hotel or travel costs for the hostmaster.
It is up to all the LIR:s that are interested to have a visit from a hostmaster to take an active roll in this suggestion. Noone should be forced ;-) But speaking for an ISP, i should evaluate the cost and see what i should gain from a visit. And i know it should be worth it. There is so many issues you would like to discuss with the RIPE staff, eye to eye. The meetings are a good forum, but sometimes you would like to show how that actual sitiuation is within your country or area. (One thing. This should not be a way for an big ISP to get a chance to do "lobbying" on his own turf. I am not afraid of this. But i would only like to state my opinion of this.) But those LIR:s that feel that they can not affford this is the main factor. I do not know how hard it should strain RIPE:s budget if we should do this: Eg: Size LIR/RIPE --------------------------------------------------- Large : 50/50 % Medium : 35/65 % Small : 20/80 % ( These numbers i just a suggestion ) The big LIR:s would "support" the smaller ones. But i am willing to do this as long that i can see that this will benefit the community as a whole. How much expences would RIPE:s finances be able to take without rising the memberfee for the LIR:s? If this would be a result of this, then i am sorry to say, would not get a consensus on a meeting. Regards /Amar Telia Net