[members-discuss] [RFC] Motion/Proposal for Amendments to RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2025
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Denys Fedoryshchenko
nuclearcat at nuclearcat.com
Thu Apr 11 21:51:38 CEST 2024
On Thu, 2024-04-11 at 14:36 -0500, Daniel Pearson wrote: > Hi Denys, > > Thank you for bringing forth this motion, I do not disagree with it > on > it's premise. I also fully agree with the call for RIPE to reduce its > budget accordingly. > > I would recommend one addition to your proposal. > > "We suggest that RIPE NCC implement a weighed voting model based upon > the number of resources billed to a LIR. This would ensure that a LIR > is > equally represented directly in relation to it's financial > contribution > to RIPE." > > If such a motion is added, I'm sure those who will pay substantially > higher amounts will not object to having one vote per billed subnet > or a > similar implementation. > > Daniel~ I believe this will not be categorized as a membership fee, but rather as property tax, serving a dual purpose: to prevent hoarding and idle resources, and to reflect the logical difference in RIPE's overhead for servicing 100x/24 addresses compared to 1x/24 addresses. Or even triple - it is possible to structure this fee in such a way as to demotivate the merger of the remaining "last /22 LIR". > > On 4/11/24 2:19 PM, Denys Fedoryshchenko wrote: > > Dear RIPE Members, > > > > I am writing to propose amendments to the "RIPE NCC Charging Scheme > > 2025" for discussion. Below are the details of the proposed > > changes: > > > > Proposal for a Proportional Charging Model: > > > > We suggest that RIPE NCC implement a charging model based on the > > number > > of IPv4 subnets allocated to each member. This model would replace > > the > > existing flat fee structure, aiming to distribute costs more > > equitably > > among members according to their usage of number resources. Such a > > model would ensure that charges correspond to the scale of each > > member's operations and resource needs. > > NO > > > > > > Reduction of Annual Budget Based on Current Economic Trends: > > > > Given the economic downturn affecting our industry, we recommend > > that > > RIPE NCC conduct a thorough review of its annual budget to identify > > and > > reduce non-essential expenditures. Prioritizing core activities is > > crucial, especially in light of the decline in LIR membership > > numbers. > > Adjusting budget allocations to current economic realities will > > help > > stabilize the organization and alleviate financial pressure on its > > members. > > YES > > > > > > Furthermore, I have reviewed the archive and identified 41 unique > > email > > addresses that participated in discussions about this charging > > scheme. > > It appears that a consensus of at least 21 affirmative votes should > > prompt RIPE NCC and the relevant working group to consider the > > community's stance seriously. > > > > Accordingly, I propose a motion to include the following options in > > the > > charging scheme discussion: > > > > A) Maintain the current budget > > NO > > > B) Reduce the budget, possibly in proportion to the decrease in LIR > > numbers. > YES > > C) Introduce fees for LIRs based on their allocated IPv4 resources. > NO > > > > I suggest conducting a non-binding poll to gauge preferences on > > these > > options. While I am not authorized to initiate official voting, > > gathering responses could help us understand whether the demand for > > significant changes represents a majority view or just a few vocal > > opinions. > > > > Please reply to this email with your vote: YES or NO after each > > option. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Denys Fedoryshchenko > > > > _______________________________________________ > > members-discuss mailing list > > members-discuss at ripe.net > > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss > > Unsubscribe: > > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/daniel%40privatesystems.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > members-discuss mailing list > members-discuss at ripe.net > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/members-discuss > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/options/members-discuss/nuclearcat%40nuclearcat.com
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