[ripe-list] New Draft RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP) document - for your review

Dear colleagues,

The RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP) was last updated in 2018. With
experience from the first appeal and some other suggested improvements
to the process, we felt it was time to work on a new version.

The draft version can be found here:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/policy-development-process-in-ripe

Please send any feedback, questions or suggestions to this list. We will
also reserve some time during the RIPE 83 Community Plenary for this
topic. We will then issue a last call for consensus after RIPE 83.

Here is a list of the most significant changes:

- We shortened the introduction to clarify that this document deals with
policy only.

- We added a section prior to going into details about the formal process:
It strongly suggests that an idea for a new policy or a change in policy
is first discussed on the relevant mailing list before it enters the
formal PDP. This can potentially save the proposer and the community a
lot of time and can lead to a better result in the end.

- We clarified that the relevant WG chairs need to summarize the state
of the discussion after each phase. This will make clear what the state
of the discussion is and if community members are required to restate
their position.

- We clarified the appeals process, especially who should recuse
themselves, and we added clear deadlines and responsibilities.

- We added a section 5. that describes how the PDP is changed (by
community consensus).

- In the Policy Proposal Template in Appendix B we added a point 11.a.:
Motivation for the proposal.

- We made a number of editorial changes in places where it was not clear
who is tasked to do what on which list (e.g. the WG chairs or the RIPE
NCC Policy Officer).

For reference, here is the current version of the PDP:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-710

Kind regards,
Mirjam & Niall
RIPE Chair Team