[ncc-services-wg] Classification of services as member-only, public, or something else

All,

This announcement appeared on the IPv6 working group mailing list a few
weeks back:

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  Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:28:37 +0200

  As announced in earlier, it is possible for RIPE NCC members to do 
  IPv6-traceroutes from all RIPE Atlas probes to IPv6 destinations.

  In this new article on RIPE Labs we present a first experimental 
  analysis and a prototype visualisation of the traceroute results:

  https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/visualise-your-ipv6-connectivity-using-ripe-atlas
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I'm interested in IPv6, but have no way to access this service since I
do not work for an LIR. (To be fair, I might be able to get access by
talking to the correct people at the RIPE NCC, but in general this is a
closed service.)

In the past, I felt like RIPE NCC services tended to be public, unless
they were naturally member-oriented. However with this service, I don't
see any particular connection with members... except for the fact that
they pay for it of course! (An additional minor detail here is that the
information comes from RIPE Atlas probes, which do not only sit in LIR
networks.)

What do other participants in the NCC services working group think
about the RIPE NCC providing member-only services? Should there be
guidelines about this, or is this something that the RIPE NCC and their
members should decide on a case-by-case basis?

Cheers,

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Shane