Andy, That you for the correction and clarification. I will apologise to have spread inaccurate information to this list. I was _sure_ that policies were voted, hopefully I did not bet anything :D That is what you get to not read the documents yourself and participate enough ... Regards, Thomas Mangin Technical Director -- Exa Networks Limited - http://www.exa-networks.co.uk/ Company No. 04922037 - VAT no. 829 1565 09 27-29 Mill Field Road, BD16 1PY, UK Phone: +44 (0) 845 145 1234 - Fax: +44 (0) 1274 567646 On 19 Jun 2009, at 12:57, Andy Davidson wrote:
On 19 Jun 2009, at 10:46, Thomas Mangin wrote:
RIPE policies are proposed and voted by the membership, it can not get any more democratic than that ! If you do not like them: VOTE - you do not have to be at the meeting to send a proxy, and I do not say this as I am in favor of charing for PI space (I am neutral on the point) - I say it as it is how working members organisation stay alive.
Hi,
A point of order if I may.
RIPE policies are NOT decided by a vote, but by a general consensus at meetings AND on the RIPE working group mailing lists. The mailing lists are open to all. Some will benefit from increased participation from genuinely interested sections of the community. ;-)
You can read more about the process here http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/
Kind wishes, Andy