[db-wg] ROUTE objects for non RIPE resources

Hi guys

For the last 2 or 3 RIPE Meetings a conversation has started just before 
the meeting and carried on during the meeting. It is the same 
conversation about what to do with ROUTE objects in the RIPE Database 
for non RIPE resources. The same possible solutions have been proposed 
at each meeting. By the end of the meeting the same conclusion is 
drawn...something needs to be done. Then.....silence....until just 
before the next meeting when the cycle is repeated. In fact if you look 
at the archive for the routing and DB WGs nothing has been said about 
this on the mailing lists since the start of RIPE 71.

So are we going to have this same conversation just before RIPE 72 and 
end with the same result? Or do you think we could break this cycle and 
have a different conclusion...decide to do something instead of deciding 
something needs to be done. Subtle but significant difference.

The simple solution I proposed that would solve the consequences of 
having these ROUTE objects in the RIPE Database was on the table 18 
months ago. Most of the software building blocks for it already exist in 
the database software, so it could be implemented in a month or so. Even 
if this is not the final solution, as a temporary fix it could be up and 
running so easily and improve the confidence in the IRR.

cheers
denis