Even though I disagree with your point/interpretation, Andy, I do understand how you got there. I would like to thank the NCC team for the write up and analysis, even though such analysis is so hard when the vote comes down to basically a coinflip. I think it's quite possible that on a different day the vote might go a different way, but I did not take the RIPE Labs piece as an attempt to re-run it. The membership have spoken and the matter should be settled for a decent period of time.

My second point is that the NCC Board, like the Board of any company, have to have the opportunity to make a recommendation to the members on a resolution. That is perfectly normal Board activity and it is then up to the members to decide if we agree or not.

Brian

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Subject: [members-discuss] Re: Analysis on May 2026 GM

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On 19/06/2026 17:39:16, "Gert Doering" <gert@space.net> wrote:
>On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 10:34:55AM +0000, Brandon Butterworth wrote:
>> I read that as RIPE wanted B, that it is just the board saying it
>> does not mark it any less an organisational desire. Perhaps in these
>> matter all of RIPE should be neutral, after all the budget is the
>> same so it is purely a members choice no advocacy needed.
>
>Please be very precise with your terminology here. *RIPE* has no say
>whatsoever in financial matters. There is the RIPE NCC, the RIPE NCC
>executive board, and the RIPE NCC members.

That confusion was my entire point.

It appeared to be those offering a model choice preferred B,
it was offered to vote by NCC and promoted by the board and
the timing of the advocacy easily led one to read it as both
were promoting it, where it should only be the membership that
has an opinion on which is best.

brandon

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