October 2021 - ncc-services-wg

Final Cloud Strategy Published
by Felipe Victolla Silveira 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

Dear colleagues, We have now published the final version of our cloud strategy, which was approved by our Executive Board at its last meeting in September. You can find this on RIPE Labs here: https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-cloud-strate… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-cloud-strate…> Those of you who read our earlier draft won't find any surprises in the document. Apart from making it more concise, the only change is that the use of containers is now allowed under the strict interpretation of our 'Avoid vendor lock-in' requirement (this is noted in the table). The final part is to agree on the criticality of specific services with the community. We will give you an update on this at RIPE 83. Regards Felipe Victolla Silveira Chief Operations Officer RIPE NCC

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State of sanctions
by Athina Fragkouli 24 Nov '21

24 Nov '21

Dear Alex, Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. As an association under Dutch law, the RIPE NCC is in principle subject to EU and Dutch sanctions regulations. Of relevance to us are financial sanctions, which consist of: - Freezing of funds and economic resources of designated persons and entities; and - A prohibition on making funds and economic resources available to such persons and entities. So far, these sanctions apply to designated persons and entities listed in EU sanctions regulations for Iran and Syria. You can find the legislation (along with sanctioned persons/entities) here: - Iran: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32012R0267 <https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32012R0267> - Syria: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32012R0036 <https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32012R0036> Please note that the list of designated persons and entities is regularly updated. The RIPE NCC has reviewed its membership and has set a restriction on transfer and resource requests for three of its members. This was announced by the RIPE NCC Executive Board last year in April[1], followed by an update in June[2]. In late December 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed to the RIPE NCC its understanding that IP resources are considered economic resources, as defined in the EU sanctions regulations, and must be frozen for sanctioned entities. The MFA's primary concern is in terms of preventing the IP resources of sanctioned entities from being transferred, as well as preventing the allocation of additional resources. However, the MFA also said it believed the RIPE NCC had taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with sanctions and there was no need to deregister the IP resources of the three affected members. This was announced by the RIPE NCC Executive Board in March[3]. Please also note that the RIPE NCC had requested an exemption from EU sanctions regulations. However, the MFA stated that according to the regulation, there was no legal basis to exempt IP resources from sanctions. Regarding your last point, it might be difficult to provide a detailed overview, as anything we publish will have to be sufficiently anonymised to avoid identifying the affected members. However, we will see what we can do here, as we appreciate the value in having transparent reporting around this issue. Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC [1] Sanctions and the RIPE NCC: Current Status and Executive Board Position: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2020-April/001413.html <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2020-April/001413.html> [2] Sanctions and the RIPE NCC: Status Update https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2020-June/001427.html <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2020-June/001427.html> [3] RIPE NCC Sanctions Update: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-March/001477.html <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-March/001477.html> > > From: Alex Le Heux <aleheux(a)tucowsinc.com <mailto:aleheux@tucowsinc.com>> > Subject: [ncc-services-wg] State of sanctions > Date: 20 May 2021 at 16:28:49 CEST > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net <mailto:ncc-services-wg@ripe.net> > > Hi All, > > The various types of sanctions and or such limits that apply to the RIPE NCC’s services have been a recurring topic for a couple years now. Recently, this seems to pop up more often though. This isn’t surprising as sanctions have become a more popular tool in the last few years. > > It occurred to me that we don’t seem to have a clear overview of what the total effect is: > > - Which sanctions, imposed by whom, affect the RIPE NCC’s operations and services? > - Who are the targets of these sanctions? > - Which of the RIPE NCC’s services are affected by these sanctions, for whom and in which way? > > (Please read “sanctions” with a wide definition and include such things as Dutch banks looking for money laundering that was mentioned during RIPE82) > > If there is a detailed overview of all this available, could the RIPE NCC publish this periodically? If not, can they start doing so? > > Best regards, > > Alex Le Heux

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Re: [ncc-services-wg] Policy Document URLs
by Sander Steffann 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

Hi Angela, > On www.ripe.net, the tab "Publications" leads to the RIPE Document store (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs) > > There, under "RIPE Documents by Category" you can find a link to all RIPE current documents (https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents) > and the links to different groups of documents. You’re describing the path of where to click to reach the documents. What was requested were stable URLs to link to specific documents. We don’t want to tell people how to navigate the RIPE website. We want to link to a document :) Cheers Sander

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Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026
by Hans Petter Holen 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Dear colleagues, Today we published our Draft RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026. You can see the announcement I made to the membership at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-October/001524.ht… We are also keen to get input from the RIPE community on our strategy, and I invite you to provide your feedback on this mailing list or on the Membership Discussion mailing list if you are subscribed there <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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Call for volunteers to co-chair the RIPE NCC Services Working Group
by Rob Evans 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Dear Colleagues, This is a call for nominations or volunteers to co-chair the RIPE NCC Services working group. ********************* Please DO NOT reply to this message if you wish to volunteer or propose a volunteer. ********************* Call for RIPE NCC Services Working Group Chair ---------------------------------------------- In accordance with the chair selection process we announce that the term of one of our co-chairs (Bijal Sanghani) will soon expire and we would like to invite volunteers, or nominations, for someone to become a co-chair of the RIPE NCC Services working group. Anyone may volunteer, and anyone may be nominated by someone else. To do this, please send a mail to <ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net> before the end of Tuesday 9th November 2021. It would be helpful for candidates to provide some words as to why they think they ought to be a co-chair, what new ideas, or improvements they might bring, and so on. We will publish the list of volunteers, along with anything the volunteers include with their nomination, to this mailing list on Wednesday 10th November 2021. Discussion and support (or opposition) for each candidate can then be offered on the list. At the NCC Services working group session at RIPE 83, Kurtis and Rob hope to announce consensus based on the mailing list discussion. Timeline -------- Tue 26 Oct This call for volunteers posted to the ncc-services-wg mail list Tue 9 Nov Deadline for volunteers Wed 10 Nov List of volunteers and call for support posted to the mail list Tue 23 Nov Deadline for showing support for volunteers on the mail list Wed 24 Nov NCC Services WG session at RIPE 83 References ---------- The RIPE working group chair job description is included in ripe-692: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-692 A guide for New RIPE WG Chairs is in RIPE-765: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-765 The tasks associated with the RIPE WG Chair Collective are described in RIPE-749: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-749 The guidelines for managing WG mailing lists are in RIPE-764: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-764 The RIPE NCC Services working group chair selection process is documented here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/ripe-ncc-servic… Of course, the RIPE Code of Conduct is described in RIPE-766: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-766 As always, please feel free to reach out to any of the chairs directly, to us as a group at <ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net>, or discuss this or any other any relevant topic on this mailing list. [With thanks to Dave Knight for the text this was cribbed from.]

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RIPE 83 call for Agenda Items - NCC Services WG
by Bijal Sanghani 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Dear NCC-Services WG, RIPE83 is fast approaching and we have a few spaces free on the agenda. If you would like to suggest a topic for discussion or have a presentation you have or would like to see presented please get in touch with the working group chairs at ncc-services-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net <mailto:ncc-services-wg-chairs@ripe.net>. Remember, this is your opportunity to let the RIPE NCC know what you want from them :) Best regards, RIPE NCC Services WG Chairs

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Policy Document URLs
by Cynthia Revström 22 Oct '21

22 Oct '21

(I am sorry if this is the wrong list for this topic, please direct me to the appropriate list if so) Hi, I was just sending someone a link to the current IPv6 policy and I remembered how often those links get outdated when placed in random wikis or FAQs for more info. This made me wonder if there could be (or already is) some kind of shortcut URLs for common documents[1] like these that would always point to the current version. Such as " https://www.ripe.net/publications/s/ipv6-allocation-and-assignment-policy" or "https://www.ripe.net/publications/s/ipv6-policy" or something like that. [1]: by "common documents" I mean docs like the assignment/allocation policies, the NCC articles of association, things related to code of conduct etc. basically things which are likely to be referenced quite often -Cynthia

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Help us Build a Sustainable European Cloud
by Michael J. Oghia 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Hi everyone, My name is Michael Oghia. I'm a long-time RIPE community member, and currently the Director of Communications & External Relations at the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org>) – a non-profit network of more than 65 organisations working to catalyse the transition to a sustainable digital economy. Mirjam recently encouraged me to join this WG given the recent discussion about the NCC's (now paused) cloud plans. She mentioned that the topic of a good European alternative came up in the discussion, which is why I'm eager to share my latest RIPE Labs post with you all since it's relevant. Over the summer, SDIA published a three-part series introducing our manifesto for a sustainable European cloud, one that’s open-source, fair, and creates economic opportunities for all. Such digital infrastructure will reflect European values, and provide a blueprint that others around the world can draw inspiration from to further develop their own digital economies. The post, published today, provides a summary of each part, an invitation to read them, and a call to action to help us make our vision a reality. You can read it at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/michael_oghia/help-us-build-a-sustainable-euro… In case anyone would like to discuss further, please don't hesitate to reach out. Best, -Michael __________________ Director of Communications & External Relations Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA <https://sdialliance.org/> ) ICT sustainability advocate | IRPC <https://internetrightsandprinciples.org/> Steering Committee member Belgrade, Serbia (UTC+2) | Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia>

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