[ipv6-wg] Proposal for new charter

Shane,

On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:36:10PM +0200, Shane Kerr wrote:
> 
> Please use this mailing list for discussion.

Please see below for a version of the proposed charter based on
Shane's proposal and after reading all the comments on the mailing
list. I tried to incorporate as many comments as possible and tried to
clean up the language a little bit.

This version is intended as input for composing a final proposal and
is my own personal opinion as an individual contributor to this
working group.

The biggest change that was not discussed yet was that I left
'Cooperation' out. I felt that it was already somewhat covered under
outreach and is something that is a natural for any RIPE working group
- to say it in another way, RIPE working groups exist for the purpose
of cooperation. Basically, I support the work item but I did not see
much reason to list it specifically. In addition, I felt that the
workitem sounded rather vague if you don't know about the background
text so an alternative could be to bring it back but make it a bit
more clear what it means.

Please let Shane/the working group know what you think.

David Kessens
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IPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol (IP). The IPv6
working group exists to advance the adoption of IPv6 in the Internet.

The working group activities cover anything that facilitates the
deployment of IPv6 and that supports the co-existence of IPv6 and IPv4.

These activities include:

* Outreach
* Education
* Share and track deployment experiences
* Propose solutions for operational issues

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> Background
> ----------
> The current IPv6 working group charter is out-of-date:
> 
>     The IPv6 working group follows the progress of specification and
>     implementation of the new IP version. It coordinates
>     implementations in Europe and is going to create testbeds.
> 
> It comes from a time when IPv6 was immature; the focus was keeping
> track of technological advances and working on experimental networks.
> That time is over, and the IPv6 working group needs an updated
> charter.
> 
> 
> Goal
> ----
> The goal of creating a new charter is to do more than simply to update
> the text.
> 
> We have almost finished allocating all IPv4 addresses. IPv6 is still
> only used by a small fraction of network traffic, many devices do not
> support IPv6 at all, and most organizations have no plans for IPv6
> adoption.
> 
> RIPE is a unique community, and should do what it can to help make the
> migration to IPv6 as easy as possible. A new charter is just the first
> step.
> 
> 
> Commentary
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> The proposed new charter lists some activities:
> 
> * Outreach
> * Co-operation 
> * Education
>   
> Outreach involves getting people, organisations, and groups to begin
> or continue IPv6 adoption. This includes vendors, governments, and
> developers. It also includes groups which are traditionally
> unrepresented, like gamers or content creators. Outreach means both
> going to other venues and inviting people from outside the RIPE
> community to visiting RIPE activities.
> 
> Co-operation is working within the networking industry and without, to
> share resources and combine efforts. There are a large number of
> organisations and projects, and we should work with them whenever
> possible, so that IPv6 can fit in with their goals. This also includes
> co-operation with the many IPv6 efforts that exist worldwide.
> 
> Education means all methods of increasing IPv6 knowledge. Note that
> the RIPE NCC is not able to do very much in terms of education, since
> it cannot compete with its members. However, the RIPE IPv6 working
> group can and should educate.
> 
> --
> Shane

David Kessens
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