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Is NRO trying to make RIR into an ITU sister today?
by Lu Heng 05 Oct '22

05 Oct '22

Dear RIPE community, Ondřej Filip and Hans-Peter, In the past few days, I saw what NRS uncovered a letter from the Mauritian Government, in which referring to the law was AFRINIC's request about being an international organization. This same term was also used in an NRO letter that was partly against me; this letter hoped the status of "international organization" will help AFRINIC avoid rule of law. Some community members in this list have asked the question, "what is an international organization?" Hans, so far, has been evasive about the answer in which he only said, and I quote: "this status can mean different things under different jurisdictions." Now the rejection letter from the Mauritius Government referred AFRINIC's request to a specific law, "International Organizations and Conferences (Privileges and Immunities) Act". This law clearly states in its definition that an international organization is a "specialized agency of the United Nations', making it essentially what the ITU is today. This comes as a great shock for me personally because I have been in the Netherlands since I was 17. I started my business in Groningen, a small student city in northern Netherlands, where I learned over the years about the fundamentals of the RIRs, and it was during this time that I heard Rob say on multiple occasions that we are just book-keepers and that the community makes the decisions. My fight with AFRINIC, while it is sub-judice, is essentially a policy dispute that the NRO itself states happens from time to time. I would never imagine in my worst dream, that the entire RIR systems CEO, especially the CEO from RIPE; the one place I learned everything about this community, would rather abandon all thirty years of hard work by the entire community, ask to join the United Nations and be like the ITU, simply to defend AFRINIC's suspended leader's position about their rather ill-advised interpretation of community-made policy. This same leader has also tried to avoid the community at all cost, circumvent the rule of law and do his best to prevent the members from having a fair and open election as pursuant to the bylaws of the organization. He has attempted to have the ATU appoint directors directly though the courts; with his help and advise. He has accused me of hosting child porn without providing any evidence, even though I merely provide IP address to hosters. Furthermore, when asked for the specific IP address of those alleged porn, the same leader refused to provide any actionable information so we can have our customers shut it down. The same leader has been seeing close to terrorist supporters during AFRINIC meeting, the same leader that presented financials so unclear the membership not only voted the financial report down, but also voted to fire the current auditor for the first time in the RIR history. This is also the same leader who has brought 49 lawsuits to the RIR from 8 different parties, including himself, during his short tenure. I just don't understand why the NRO or Hans feels the need to defend such leadership from community scrutiny, to a point you would abandon everything this community has believed in for thirty years. Everything such as that community-driven, bottom-up, approach, but you are instead trying to make the RIR a specialized agency of the United Nations just so such leadership can get away community scrutiny and backlash that is warranted. I have spoken briefly with Ondřej in Malaysia where I put it to him to ask Hans this very important question. However, since he hasn't gotten back to me, hence I am putting the letter here. I know I am not the most popular guy in the room, but I truly believe in the community, and in the bottom-up, community driven process. I believe the process will help the community heal from the influence and history of bad leadership from past corrupted leaders. I hope Hans and the board of the RIPE NCC believe in the same way. Kind regards. Lu The letter from the Mauritius Government rejecting AFRINIC's request: https://bit.ly/3fGrICr The true meaning of an international organization: https://attorneygeneral.govmu.org/Documents/Laws%20of%20Mauritius/A-Z%20Act…

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Proposed Changes to the Draft Code of Conduct Process
by Leo Vegoda 03 Oct '22

03 Oct '22

Dear RIPE community, We have had one piece of public feedback on the draft and one off-list message. We encourage you to read the document and share your response as well if you haven’t done so already. We intend to incorporate all the feedback publicly shared so far into the next draft with two exceptions. These are: 1. The process for constituting the Code of Conduct Team is our next piece of work. It won't be included in our updated draft but will be published separately. 2. The RIPE Chair is a point of escalation. Making the RIPE Chair involved in decisions at an earlier stage reduces the opportunity for escalation later. The key changes we will make to the draft are: 1. We will make the section on data retention easier to read. As we've only had one comment on the content, we won't make changes to it yet. If there is more feedback, we'll adjust accordingly. 2. We will add an appendix about the Code of Conduct TF and the document production process. 3. We will expand the section on statistical reporting. If you think we should make any other changes, please let us know. Kind regards, Leo Vegoda for the Code of Conduct TF

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Digital Rights: 2022 Community Health Village: A Look into Collective Healing
by Vesna Manojlovic 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, as a follow-up to Community Resilience focus from last year [1], here is a link to the initiative from Digital Rights in Tech community: a series of educational and experiential online sessions which are scheduled for the months of October and November 2022. The sessions provide knowledge and perspectives from diverse mental healthcare practitioners, and offer different modalities of healing: https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/community-health-village-2022 You can register to each session separately; and there is a wiki with all the archived material: https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Community_Health_Village… To your health! Vesna [1] https://www.netnod.se/blog/technical-communities-resilience-during-covid-19… -- Senior Community Builder, RIPE NCC https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/

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Two Documents from the Code of Conduct Task Force
by Leo Vegoda 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

Dear RIPE community, Earlier today, the Code of Conduct TF published two documents for the community's review. We updated the document describing the Code of Conduct Team's operational procedures based on community input. We have also published a document describing a selection process for the Code of Conduct Team. You can find a blog post summarising the changes and linking to the drafts here: https://labs.ripe.net/author/leo_vegoda/two-documents-from-the-code-of-cond… Please review the documents and share feedback by the end of September. Comments on any aspects of either document are welcome. We're particularly keen to get feedback on the term length for the Code of Conduct Team. Kind regards, Leo Vegoda for the Code of Conduct TF

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NRO NC Nomination Deadline Reminder
by Mirjam Kuehne 23 Sep '22

23 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, There is currently one nominee for the NRO Number Council election. The deadline for nominations is roughly one week away on 30 September. If you are interested in standing for election, please send in your nomination to nominations(a)ripe.net. Detailed information, including the original call for nominees, is available at: https://www.ripe.net//nro-nc/nominations-oct-2022 Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne

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New on RIPE Labs: Meet the New RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair - An Interview with Ondřej Filip
by Karla Liddle-White 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, With Ondřej Filip having taken on the position of RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair this month, we caught up with him to hear more about his work with the RIPE NCC over the years and his thoughts on his new role: https://labs.ripe.net/author/karla-white/meet-the-new-ripe-ncc-executive-bo… Kind regards, Karla Liddle-White Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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3rd & Final RIPE 85 Call for Submissions
by Brian Nisbet 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Colleagues, While we have received many submissions for the Plenary Programme at RIPE 85 there are still a small number of available slots. With this in mind we are reopening submissions for more excellent content until: Monday 3rd October at 17:00 CEST These proposals should be for plenary sessions and lightning talks. RIPE85 is going to be a hybrid meeting so both in-person and virtual presentations will be accepted and encouraged. Read more about the CfP and submit your presentation proposal at: https://ripe85.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ More about RIPE85 meeting: https://ripe85.ripe.net/ Regards, Brian (On Behalf of the RIPE Programme Committee) Brian Nisbet (he/him) Service Operations Manager HEAnet CLG, Ireland's National Education and Research Network 1st Floor, 5 George's Dock, IFSC, Dublin D01 X8N7, Ireland +35316609040 brian.nisbet(a)heanet.ie www.heanet.ie Registered in Ireland, No. 275301. CRA No. 20036270

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[meetings] RIPE 87 and RIPE 88 Call for Hosts
by RIPE NCC Event Team 20 Sep '22

20 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, Are you interested in hosting RIPE 87 from 27 November – 1 December 2023, or RIPE 88 from 13 – 17 May 2024? We are looking for organisations within the RIPE NCC service region to submit their proposal for host consideration no later than *11 November 2022*. A RIPE Meeting Host helps with venue scouting, Internet connectivity, social events, finding local sponsors and administrative and on-site support. As a host, we must be able to depend on you to help organise a smooth, professional and top-quality meeting for our attendees. In return, the host organisation enjoys excellent visibility among the RIPE community and the prestige of hosting a RIPE Meeting. Interested? You can find more information at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe-meetings/call-for-host You can send your proposal by *11 November 2022* to: meeting(a)ripe.net. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Alexandra Vos Event Organiser

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New on RIPE Labs: Is It Possible for Encryption to Harm Cybersecurity?
by Alun Davies 19 Sep '22

19 Sep '22

Dear colleagues, Andrew Campling gives an update on developments in encrypted DNS and asks whether it’s possible that protocols intended to safeguard privacy might actually have a negative impact on cybersecurity for end users. Read more on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/andrew_campling/is-it-possible-for-encryption-… Best regards, Alun Davies RIPE Labs Editor RIPE NCC

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Re: [ripe-list] [diversity] Two Documents from the Code of Conduct Task Force
by Cynthia Revström 17 Sep '22

17 Sep '22

Hi, I agree with Keith that it seems appropriate to provide indemnification for the CoC team members (current and past) for their actions on behalf of the CoC team. However I am by no means a lawyer so the NCC Legal team should evaluate if this is feasible and how to implement it. -Cynthia On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 6:05 PM Keith Mitchell <keith(a)smoti.org> wrote: > > On 9/16/22 04:00, Kurtis Lindqvist wrote: > > > >> On 14 Sep 2022, at 20:43, Alex de Joode <alex(a)idgara.nl> wrote: > > >> Those depositions could than be used in court for damage claims > >> (loss of employment, libel/defamation). You can sue RIPE, the event > >> or (individual) members of the CoC. > > > What you are describing (I think) is a situation where the RIPE NCC > > is considered the organiser and the legal home of any activity > > covered by the CoC. In this case the officers implementing the CoC > > would have to be appointed by the RIPE NCC and considered legally > > employed (or covered) by the RIPE NCC and therefor their indemnity > > insurance would cover it and it would be dealt with in the NL. > > Under the RIPE NCC Arbitration process, there is a means by which > community volunteers (who are not NCC employees) are formally > indemnified against potential legal blowback of any decisions they make. > > Parties to the arbitration are required to commit to this when entering > into a dispute resolution. It does seem appropriate that a similar such > indemnification measure should be in place for CoC volunteer officers, > it that is not already envisaged. > > Keith > > _______________________________________________ > diversity mailing list > diversity(a)ripe.net > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/diversity

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