Re: [gigabell-technik] Re: RIPE Hostmasters visiting LIRs
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:58:26 +0200
- Organization: Registry Telia Net
Jan Ahrent Czmok wrote:
> what should be covered are the costs ? 50 / 50 for lir / ripe or
> what else.
You bring up an issue that we have to solve. And that is the
finance of this. I think that most of the interested bigger
LIR:s would be able to finance this on a, let's say, 50/50 basis.
> i mean for bigger lirs it shall be no problem, but the smaller ones
> may not have enough money to pay the hotel or travel costs for the
> hostmaster.
It is up to all the LIR:s that are interested to have a visit
from a hostmaster to take an active roll in this suggestion.
Noone should be forced ;-) But speaking for an ISP, i should
evaluate the cost and see what i should gain from a visit. And
i know it should be worth it. There is so many issues you would
like to discuss with the RIPE staff, eye to eye. The meetings
are a good forum, but sometimes you would like to show how
that actual sitiuation is within your country or area.
(One thing. This should not be a way for an big ISP to get
a chance to do "lobbying" on his own turf. I am not afraid
of this. But i would only like to state my opinion of this.)
But those LIR:s that feel that they can not affford this is
the main factor. I do not know how hard it should strain RIPE:s
budget if we should do this:
Eg:
Size LIR/RIPE
---------------------------------------------------
Large : 50/50 %
Medium : 35/65 %
Small : 20/80 %
( These numbers i just a suggestion )
The big LIR:s would "support" the smaller ones. But i am
willing to do this as long that i can see that this will
benefit the community as a whole.
How much expences would RIPE:s finances be able to take
without rising the memberfee for the LIR:s?
If this would be a result of this, then i am sorry to
say, would not get a consensus on a meeting.
Regards
/Amar
Telia Net
