Hi Hans Petter, Steffan's already posted about the detail, but I have a more abstract answer. On 22/04/2014 15:49, Hans Petter Holen wrote:
How is this different from a new LIR that only gets a /22?
For the same reason we needed a policy in the first place. The policy arose specifically so that legacy resource holders wouldn't be required to become members. We (the RIPE community) are the ones asking legacy resource holders for something new here, not the other way around. RIPE NCC first started asking LRHs to become members, without a policy, at the time of RIPE 63 in Vienna. The objective of RIPE-605 is to give a basis in policy for LRHs to become members if they wish; to contribute reasonably if not; and get certain services (and not others) based on their choice.
If you - as a legacy holder - should be able to "opt-out" of b and c, why should I (read a new LIR with only a /22 or any other LIR) not be allowed to do the same?
Not trying to be glib here but I see it as this simple: because there is no basis in policy for that. Best regards, Dave -- Dave Wilson, Project Manager web: www.heanet.ie HEAnet Ltd, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin 1 tel: +353-1-660-9040 Registered in Ireland, no 275301 fax: +353-1-660-3666