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Kurt Jaeger
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Wed Aug 13 13:44:08 CEST 2003
Hi! > > Thanks for the wise words. Paying a few thousand EURs per > > year to have a very professional organisation lobbying for > > our interests worldwide. Maybe many fine lunches, dinners, > > but even more very professional work! Yes, RIPE is worth every cent. > I don't think anyone is against making sure that Europe > is represented in the wide scale, but its not what we, > and many others orignally signed up for. And its certainly > not something that should be forced upon people. We signed > up to the registration services. When I signed up to the ripe mailing list in mid-1990, there was no registration service, but it was a coordination initiative for IP in Europe. That's OK for us (speaking for de.lfnet and probably for de.oberon as well). > > If there had been no RIPE with crystal-clear policies as a > > very good example of self-gouvernance, many national > > government regulations would be in place instead -- and it > > would be a big mess. > Self governance?! There is no governance - there is apathy and > the widening remit that the RIPE has been taking is not > acceptable. With the reports, meeting reports etc, my requirements for transparency and cost control are met, I have no problem. -- MfG/Best regards, Kurt Jaeger 17 years to go ! LF.net GmbH fon +49 711 90074-23 pi at LF.net Ruppmannstr. 27 fax +49 711 90074-33 D-70565 Stuttgart mob +49 171 3101372
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