Hank,
Some see it one way - you and others see it another way. Democracy means we vote and the majority wins. I hope RIPE takes that into account rather than making the decisions on their own.
Agreed, however one thing I'd be interested to see is to what percentage of the staffing costs are spent on those working on the labs projects. Thanks Chris Knowledge I.T. 'Unifying Business Technology' www.knowledgeit.co.uk Knowledge Limited, Company Registration: 1554385 Registered Office: New Century House, Crowther Road, Washington, Tyne & Wear. NE38 0AQ Leeds Office: Viscount Court, Leeds Road, Rothwell, Leeds. LS26 0GR Tel: 0845 142 0020. Fax: 0845 142 0021 E-Mail Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it may contain. E-mail messages to clients of Knowledge IT may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not read, copy, forward, or store this message unless you are an intended recipient of it. If you have received this message in error, please forward it to the sender and delete it completely from your computer system. Please consider the environment before printing this email.