Gert,

Keep in mind that IANA maintains all technical parameter registries, and assigns all protocol numbers and technical parameters. For reasons of separation they have a standalone budget. One could argue that risk that required this separation are less today, but personally I think that they are perhaps even greater now than then.

My personal view is that the contribution to IANA / ICANN probably is justified for RIPE NCC and its members. The alternatives might well be cheaper, but perhaps not as palatable.

Best Regards,

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From: members-discuss <members-discuss-bounces@ripe.net> on behalf of Gert Doering <gert@space.net>
Date: Thursday, 9 November 2023 at 11:21
To: Hans Petter Holen <hph@ripe.net>
Cc: Gert Doring <gert@space.net>, Members-Discuss RIPE <members-discuss@ripe.net>
Subject: Re: [members-discuss] Questions about the published Draft Agenda and Supporting Documents

Hi,

On Thu, Nov 09, 2023 at 12:11:53PM +0100, Hans Petter Holen wrote:
> You can find more details on the IANA function in the PTI Operating Plan and budget.
>
>  https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-pti-op-budget-fy23-2021-en.pdf

Maybe the paying stakeholders should start asking some questions...

It's not like the NCC members are giving the NCC a free pass on all the
moneys anymore.

(I stand corrected, PTI budget is not 1 million, but 5 million... maybe
I should just offer to take over IANA/PTI functions for just 4 million?)

Gert Doering
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