On 28 Jun 2011, at 12:35, boggits wrote:
Okay I'll bite...
"Although the Board is unconvinced that the chosen approach is the best possible solution for the described problem, the decision is of course deferred to the RIPE community."
do they have another suggestion?
James, the NCC Board does not make policy. For address management policy-making, it's this WG which does that. [The name of the WG is a big hint... :-)] I hoped everyone knew that. The Board's job is to oversee the NCC on behalf of its members but not get involved in operational matters. Besides, by the time a policy proposal gets in front of the Board (impact assessment, etc), the PDP is in the end- game and the proposal is pretty much the settled will of the RIPE community. In this case, the Board seems to be saying it doesn't think the proposed solution is ideal but will go along with what the RIPE community decides. I'm sure that if the Board felt that decision was not in the best interests of the NCC, they wouldn't keep quiet about the matter.