.... Hi, Sorry, but I decided not to answer questions, but to outline my position once more.
From the discussion that is going on in lir-wg anyone can learn that RosNIIROS (RIPN) invented some reasons for estabishing RIR and is trying by that means to put Internet in FSU under the control of "Moscow Hand".
OK, you may think so. But I'd like to mention that I'm not a politic and I'm not interested to control anybody. The question is quite practical: several years ago several LIRs asked me to support these services as far as it was convenient for them to work with RosNIIROS. I think it's not very interesting to discuss "why?" - it's just a fact. Now this group contains about 40 LIRs. Of course, you can suspect that all of them are my friends, and I asked them to do it. But I hope that this will not be seriously discussed :-) We all (including FSU) live now in market economics and we know very well that if there is a demand for some kind of service, this service is to be given. Now I just think how to give _good_ service and the way: RIPE NCC office -> RIR seems me a good variant. Even more - it seems to me that this is the only way for a large number of LIRs working on this territory to get the service _they want_. Of course, I'm not so crasy to think that _all_ LIRs here want the same. For some of them it'll be better to be served by RIPE NCC at least because of some difference between Amsterdam and Moscow :-) (by the way, Amsterdam is my favourite city ... after Moscow :-) ) And some words about the proposed transition. I hope that the first stage is quite clear for everybody. This is the establishment of RIPE NCC office in Moscow and the improvement of service that _is already delivered_, under the guidance of RIPE NCC. I think it will take 4-5 months. The service is provided on alternative basis - anyone can choose the point of service (Moscow or Amsterdam). Moscow office will provide service on the base of two languages - English and Russian, and you may choose what you want. Second stage is much more complicated, and principles of transition to RIR are not clear yet. Just one example that is discussed actively: this new RIR serves the territory or LIRs? I think the second variant is democratic (and I like it) - any LIR can choose by what RIR is to be served. But this contradicts existing principles providing stable service. There are a lot of other questions and I hope that the newly established working group open to all interested LIRs will try to answer some of these questions. Let's resume: 1) There are some LIRs in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus (about 40-45) that want to work within proposed scheme. The increase is 4-5 per month. 2) The 2-stage scheme is soft and doesn't contradict existing principles. 3) The "FSU-NIC" project is under the full control of RIPE NCC and IANA. 4) The project can be cancelled at any moment. What about to try ? Regards, Alexei Platonov