At Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:36:11 +0100, Marco Schmidt wrote:

Dear colleagues,

Consensus has been reached, and the policy proposal 2012-07, "RIPE NCC Services to Legacy Internet Resource Holders", has been accepted by the RIPE community.

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The RIPE NCC has already begun preparations to implement this proposal and we are currently working on creating the related documentation to be reviewed during the next RIPE NCC General Meeting in May.

We will publish a more comprehensive implementation plan in the coming weeks.

I'm delighted; I see this announcement as excellent news.

Thank you to everyone who provided their input.

I'ld like to add my expression of thanks to all involved: co-authors, others responsible for legacy resources, staff and management of the RIPE NCC, the NCC Services WG, and people who raised objections; I won't mention names, as the number of contributors is so great that I'm likely to make significant omissions. It was a privilege for me to be trusted with editing the proposal and to be supported by such a wide variety of input, good advice, and encouragement during the process. Best regards, Niall O'Reilly