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Carsten Schiefner
ripe-wgs.cs at schiefner.de
Thu Mar 10 13:33:33 CET 2022
Daniel, On 10.03.2022 11:21, Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list wrote: > It would be really nice if those of us who are active in a local or > regional NOG would spread the word about this in their community. We > need support from all parts of the region and especially from those > suffering through the current war(s)! > > Nobody should feel excluded by the 'Europe' in the title, read it as > RIPE Region or as Rob Blokzijl coined it: 'Europe and surrounding > areas'. We used 'Europe' to make it easier to understand for non-experts. > > Daniel > > PS: Of course I know that 'international tensions' is a gross euphemism > for what is happening in parts of our region right now. It is painful to > have to be so careful. However we especially need broad support from > places where clearer language would put any supporter at disproportional > risk. thanks for your clarifications - truly appreciated and helpful, indeed! Best, -C. > On 09-03-2022 22:18, Daniel Karrenberg wrote: >> Keep the Internet Open >> ====================== >> >> Appeal of the European Network Engineers >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> We have worked hard to keep the Internet available in Europe and >> surrounding areas during the Covid pandemic. The Internet infrastructure >> is essential for the safety, security and well-being of all people >> living here. Due to the growing international tensions in this part of >> the world we hear calls to deliberately harm interconnections and the >> functioning of the network. We realise that the Internet is being used >> for purposes that many of us deplore. However this cannot be a reason to >> harm the infrastructure itself and prevent the good and often essential >> things that depend on it. We urge everyone to consider this carefully >> and not only refrain from harming the operation and interconnection but >> to actively work to keep the Internet running and maintain >> interconnections with all parts of our region. >> >> In particular we call on all governments and everyone involved with the >> governance of the Internet to do everything they can to enable us to >> keep the Internet infrastructure operational throughout the RIPE region. >> We will do our part as well as we can. >> >> <Signatures> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> The purpose of this appeal is to influence everyone considering actions >> that would make it harder for us to keep the Internet running. In >> particular it is intended to provide guidance and support to Internet >> governance bodies like the RIPE NCC. It will only work if many >> individuals sign up to it publicly. Individuals considered close to the >> current conflicts will have special weight here! >> >> You can sign this appeal by mailing a signature line of the form >> >> Name, Place, Countrycode >> >> to <sign at keepitopen.net>. >> >> Please add a very short statement why you consider yourself a network >> engineer. Choose the place that best describes who you are; you do not >> have to be there right now. We will only publish the signature line and >> nothing else. We will delete your e-mail messages as soon as they are >> processed. >> >> Signatures will start to be published when we have collected at least >> 256 originating from throughout the region. We will start publicising >> this appeal once we have at least 1024 signatures. >> >> [Please spread the word.](https://keepitopen.net) >> >> Thank you for your support! >> >> Daniel Karrenberg, Roermond, NL
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