On 10 Oct 2013, at 15:07, Marco Schmidt wrote:

The draft document for version 4.0 of the policy proposal 2012-07, "RIPE NCC Services to Legacy Internet Resource Holders" has now been published, along with an impact analysis conducted by the RIPE NCC.

Some of the main differences from version 3.0 include:

- Rewording and new text in section 1.2 (Scope) - Rewording and new text in section 2.6 (No relationship) - New section 2.7 (Lapse of relationship or agreement) - Rewording and new text in section 3.0 (Contractual requirements) - An amendment to the existing policy document ripe-592

Thanks to Marco for a concise and accurate list of differences. Thanks also to Athina and Andrea for making us proposers aware of gaps in the previous version and of passages where divergent readings of the text could lead to differences of understanding. Here's Marco's list again, with some extra detail. - Rewording and new text in section 1.2 (Scope) Proposed policy will supersede provisions of any existing RIPE policy which refer to legacy resources. Part of one sentence of RIPE-592 is the only policy identified as affected by this. Proposed policy will allow scope of any future RIPE policy to include legacy resources, but only if this is done explicitly. Proposed policy deliberately avoids specifying or restricting what rights are enjoyed by the holders of legacy resources. Proposed policy provides for surrender or conversion of legacy resources on the basis of informed choice by the holder. - Rewording and new text in section 2.6 (No relationship) Redundant text was removed; remaining text was tidied up. - New section 2.7 (Lapse of relationship or agreement) RIPE NCC identified the absence of guidance on how to handle lapse of agreement as a gap in the previous version of the proposal. - Rewording and new text in section 3.0 (Contractual requirements) New text focuses on mutual obligations, and avoids reference to rights of legacy resource holders, as these are placed out of scope in the current version of the proposal. - An amendment to the existing policy document ripe-592 This amendment was recognized as necessary in order to ensure coherency between RIPE-592 and the proposed new policy. Best regards, Niall O'Reilly