Not if that means raising the membership fees to higher heighs. Not every LIR are big companies with yearly benefits counted with 6 figures. Some are own by non profit orgs, associations, individuals, etc. Yes the sovereignty is an important point, and probably most non-profit strctures take this way to have more sovereignty over their infra, but what's the point if we can't afford the membership fees anymore ? So it's a big yes with a per-resources/category charging scheme, but a not possible at all with a flat membership fee. Le 07/05/2025 à 01:12, Randy Bush a écrit :
i agree with the perception of risk using us-based provider(s), but ...
From a risk-based perspective, true operational independence and legal clarity can only be achieved through self-hosting critical infrastructure under the full control of the RIPE NCC itself. This would eliminate dependencies on commercial cloud providers and allow for full auditability, transparency, and compliance with the highest data protection standards.
this is the way things used to be. we complained it was too expensive. without micro-managing the details of service provisioning, let's assume that the NCC's cost analysis was good. are we willing to pay for data sovereignty?