Dear all , A correction to the "rumours" that are propogated below, from the person involved in the matter. _____________________________________________________________
Date: Sun, 27th Sep 92 21:14:30 MET From: Peter Lothberg <roll@bsd.stupi.se> To: ripe@rip.net Subject: What are the COSINE/CPMU in the Rare officie doing?
Some days ago we all received a long document that looked like this;
Note the document has bee recieved September 8, 1992. ______________________________________________________________
RARE and RIPE / RIPE - NCC
RIPE: RIPE should stay a technical IP coordinating body within RARE, but having much more interaction with the RARE management, technical and executive bodies (CoA, RTC, REC, Raesec) than in the past according to it's charter, RIPE should be serving wider population than RARE membership one should obsercve gradual merger (or at least very close cooperation between identical or related Working Groups of RARE and RIPE, leading to a coordibated management of technical activities Ripe should support establishment and utilisation of the EMPB, particularly in the pilot phase, where its expertise is crucially needed I have learned through releiable sources that the EMPB?PTT- Telecom is planning to subcontract "IP network Consulting" for EMPB to Softlabs.
This is totally incorrect! PTT-Telecom have not contracted anyone for "IP network Consulting". Softlab are currently contracted to the CPMU for the COSINE project P4- "Network Management in the Context of concantenated Networks". They have been asked to provide consultancy in the above topic for the EMPB.(By the CPMU).
Another strange thing seems to be that the receiver(What's that?)was " Bruce Wallace at PTT Telecom" I thought he was with the CPMU?
You are quite correct about this point I (Bruce Wallace) am a member of the CPMU and not a PTT-Telecom employee. (I suggest you stop using this "reliable source" as he(or she) is plainly not reliable!
This means that the IP-community of Europe will probably have a zero influence on the network, that are supposed to serve our community. And that the CPMU totally ignores the skills of the Ripe community.
This will only be true if none of the Ripe member networks paticipate in the IP pilot.
We have to pay twice, as the skills of the coumunity are not used, and we have to pay the consultants on our taxes/ charges.
You might have to pay for the consultants by your taxes if your organisation is part of COSINE, but NOT in charges for the EMPB.
I might be wrong, if someone has better knowledge about this, please speak up. Peter. I have spoken up and I hope cleared up the mistakes.
Regards Bruce.