Re: New Document available: RIPE-167

[Albertas Ramanauskas <]

Dear authors,

before starting the live discussion about this document I would appreciate
to get explanation regarding geografical region which be covered by this
document (and by Registry repectively). In particular:

1.
> Title: A Regional Internet Registry for the CIS
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2.
> Short content description
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> 
>          This  memorandum  is  intended  to  focus discussion
>          about  the  establishment  of  a  Regional  Internet
>          Registry  serving  the  CIS  and  surrounding areas.
                                   ***************************
3.
excerpt from RIPE-167:
  Background

                Since the start of the RIPE NCC as a regional Inter-
                net  registry  in  April  1991  Russia and the other
                countries of the CIS (former USSR) have been  served
				 ****************
                by the RIPE NCC.

To my knowledge these 3 statements are totaly not the same. Even more, CIS
never had meaning adequate to USSR.

Thanks and best regards,

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P.S.
Excerpt from RIPE-167:
                If  has been suggested more than once that the coun-
                tries of the CIS in fact form a separate region from
                Europe that needed special regional support.

IMHO this doesn't sound very gentle.