April 2023 - ncc-services-wg - mailman.ripe.net

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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Proposed Service Criticality Forms
by Theodoros Polychniatis 12 May '23

12 May '23

Dear Colleagues, During the RIPE NCC Services WG session at RIPE 84 in May, we discussed the Service Criticality Framework (https://ripe84.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/101-101-Technology… and https://ripe84.ripe.net/archives/video/811). We mentioned that we would like the Working Group's input on the criticality ratings for www.ripe.net, our email service (MX), RIPE NCC Access (SSO) and the LIR Portal. We have completed the forms internally and would like to share them with you. We hope to receive your feedback by 23 December. Best regards, Theo -- Theodoros Polychniatis Asst. Manager Software Engineering RIPE NCC

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2023-03 New Policy Proposal (Voluntary Transfer Lock)
by Angela Dall'Ara 27 Apr '23

27 Apr '23

Dear colleagues, A new RIPE Policy Proposal, 2023-03, “Voluntary Transfer Lock” is now available for discussion. The goal of this proposal is to allow resource holders whose resources are registered with the RIPE NCC to inform them which of these resources must not be transferred for a certain amount of time. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2023-03 As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of this four-week Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposers. At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposers, with the agreement of the WG Chairs, will decide how to proceed with the proposal. The PDP document can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781 We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net before 6 April 2023. Kind regards, Angela Dall'Ara Policy Officer RIPE NCC

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RIPE86 call for agenda Items - NCC Services WG
by Bijal Sanghani 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Dear NCC-Services WG, With just over four weeks to go until RIPE86, this is a call for agenda items. If you would like to suggest a topic for discussion or have a presentation you would like to see presented during the NCC Services WG 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. Warm regards, RIPE NCC Services WG Chairs

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RIPE85: Draft minutes NCC Services WG
by Bijal Sanghani 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Dear All, You can find the draft minutes from the NCC Services WG in Serbia, here - https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/minutes/ripe-85 <https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/services/minutes/ripe-84> Please feel free to send comments to the chairs or the mailing list. Kind regards, NCC Services WG Chairs

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New Policy Proposal for Voluntary Transfer Lock
by Михайло Кононихін 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Hello I hope the new 'Voluntary Transfer Lock' does not require a notarized statement as 'Voluntary Registry Lock' It should be a fast working tool. And it should freeze all current transfer requests Nobody lost anything with this button. It just freezes transfers. In opposition without this button there are huge chances that someone can force someone to transfer resources I know what I am talking about because I spent 4 months in the occupation and now I'm a refugee. Terrorists are still looking for our servers (which I move away). I was lucky to run away from them, but my colleague almost 5 months in russian prison (or maybe dead - nobody talking to him since capturing). What I am trying to say is that this is no joke at all. There are lives at stake. Terrorists takes what they want and then get rid of the witnesses This button is what we needed year ago. Maybe it could save one or two lives. Isn't it worth it? Because if there is no possibility to do crime, then there is no crime and no witnesses of crime - no need to kill anyone. I'm sorry if this post was a bit emotional. -- Kind regards, Mykhailo Kononykhin

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Decommissioning RIPE Networking App and RIPE Mailing List Forum
by Fergal Cunningham 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Dear all, By the end of April, we will decommission the RIPE Networking App and also the RIPE Mailing List Forum. In short, these are two services that have not developed in the way we envisioned when we launched them and our research shows they are not widely used. We do not wish to devote development time and maintenance to them when instead we can allow our developers to focus on the services that bring most value to users. More details on the reasons for decommissioning these services are provided below. RIPE Networking App The RIPE Networking App was launched in 2017 and for the next five RIPE Meetings it was widely used by attendees to chat and meet each other virtually. However, this function was largely taken over by the Meetecho platform. The initial reasoning for the RIPE NCC to build our own app rather than using an off-the-shelf product was for RIPE NCC Access integration. The app, as expected, had less usage during the online-only meetings, but our data shows there was no return to normal figures post-pandemic at RIPE 84 and RIPE 85, and even less so at other RIPE NCC-organised events where the app was used. There are also a number of feature requests from attendees and event organisers that would require a complete rewrite of the app needing considerable specialist resources if we were to provide them: - Multi-language support (important for regional events) - Right-to-left (RTL) display - Ability to send images - Phone calendar integration - Displaying both onsite and online attendance status We believe that with the introduction of Meetecho, which has many of the same features of the Networking App, and a possible off-the-shelf solution that supports multi-language and RTL display for smaller RIPE NCC-organised events in Eurasia and the Middle East, we will be able to meet the demands that the Networking App was intended to meet. The RIPE Mailing List Forum Created in 2016, the idea of the forum was to extend the mailing list discussions with an additional interface. However, shortly after implementing the forum, we noticed that spam was being sent to some of the mailing lists via the forum. This was because it was possible to subscribe to the mailing lists using a RIPE NCC Access account and there wasn't very much we could do to combat that. This resulted in us making the forum read-only, which contradicted the reason we created the forum in the first place. We are currently busy with the migration of all RIPE community mailing lists from Mailman 2 to Mailman 3. Mailman 3 will allow better interaction with the mailing lists from a browser than the RIPE Forum does. Decommissioning this will also declutter our website which will help as we continue to redevelop and redesign www.ripe.net. And we will then avoid confusion with the recently-launched RIPE NCC Forum, which we hope you will join: https://forum.ripe.net/ If you have questions or comments on the decommissioning plans, or you have ideas on how we can help with making connections at events or facilitating good online discussions, please let me know. Kind regards, Fergal Cunningham Head of Membership Engagement RIPE NCC

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