"Wilfried Woeber, UniVie/ACOnet" <woeber@cc.univie.ac.at> writes: I'm a bit worried, about the name change from ripe-088 to ripe-095, because right now our users/customers get comfortable with the idea to just "pick u p ripe-88 from the ftp server" whenever they apply for a new Class C address. Also we would have to update all local text to refer to the new document.
So I see 3 possible approaches:
- keep the ripe-document number the same unless there is a major change in content, maybe appending some version or date information [preferred]
We had some deliberations both before and after getting this message. We had decided earlier that changes in semantic content would always generate a new number. Implementing this option would make it harder to speak about a specific document and also create unnecessary confusion. They way we store RIPE documents is now well defined and a history of all documents is available.
- agree on a fixed document name both for the RIPE document store and local versions [acceptable]
We have implemented fixed aliases. This had been the plan form the beginning but implementation was lacking. It is done now and I hope it is acceptable to you and the other local IRs. Daniel