Hi, On Wed, Oct 05, 2011 at 11:36:07AM +0000, Jon Morby wrote:
With overheads growing from ?10m to ?15m in 5 years, this continued pattern of growth seems pretty unsustainable (unless we are prepared to see fees continue to increase every year by 10-20%?) and I think we need to look at where that growth in spend has really come from, and why/how .. plus what can be done to reduce the overheads down to more sensible levels if not at least to the 2007-2008 levels
I hope folks are aware that the number of *LIR*s has also grown in similar dimensions. Which is why the fees actually went down, not up, over the last few years. [..]
Another question which may need more clearly explaining ... What is RIPE doing for us now in 2011 that it wasn't doing for us in 2007 which justifies a 50% increase in budget over that time? Are all of these functions / services a truly valuable commitment of membership funds?
There's a lot more of "us" these days. Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (89) 32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279