2017-04-13 17:00 GMT+00:00 Tutu Ngcaba <[email protected]>: > Brother Arnaud, > > I also follow comments from that register article and a lot of people > ridicule the Africa community which is not good due to mistake from that > Author McCathry. > > Best Regards, > > Tutu Ngcaba > Kwazulu Techno Hubs > South Africa > > Brother Tutu, I followed with attention all of your intervention. Congratulation, for your good and wised observations.
Regards Arnaud. > > On 13 Apr 2017 3:27 p.m., "Arnaud AMELINA" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *English :* >> >> Dear member of the community, What is the aim of the authors and the >> initiators of this Article ??? >> >> Do they have the right to share a process that has not yet been adopted >> externally, still coming from a member of the Board of Afrinic, is >> unacceptable, is there no longer any limit In AFRINIC, that the >> different leaders take their respononsibilities and remind to the order the >> indelices >> >> The name AFRINIC has been engaged in this article, even though the >> subject in question has not yet ratified by the community of AFRINIC or the >> BOARD. >> >> >> *French :* >> Chers membre de la communauté, Quel est le but visé par les auteurs et >> les initiateurs de cet Article ??? <https://www.theregister.co.uk/> >> Ont-il le droit de faire part d'un processus non encore adopté à >> l'extérieur, venant encore de la part d'un membre du Board d'Afrinic c'est >> innacceptable, n'y a-t-il plus de limite à AFRINIC, que les différents >> responsables prennent leurs respponsabilités et rappellent à l'odre les >> indélicats. >> >> Le nom d'AFRINIC a été engagé dans cet article alors même que le sujet en >> question ne soit ratifié par la communauté d'AFRINIC ou par le BOARD. >> >> >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/> >> [image: Twitter] >> <https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=theregister> [image: >> Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/VultureCentral> [image: G+] >> <https://google.com/+theregister> [image: LinkedIn] >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-register> >> [image: Home] <https://www.theregister.co.uk/> Data Centre >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/data_centre/> Software >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/software/> Security >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/security/> Transformation >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/transformation/> DevOps >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/devops/> Business >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/business/> Personal Tech >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/personal_tech/> Science >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/science/> Emergent Tech >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/emergent_tech/> Bootnotes >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/bootnotes/> [image: search] >> <https://search.theregister.co.uk/> >> Data Centre <https://www.theregister.co.uk/data_centre/> [image: Arrow] >> Networks <https://www.theregister.co.uk/data_centre/networks/> >> No more IP addresses for countries that shut down internet access Afrinic >> considers punitive policy for errant governments >> [image: reddit] >> >> <https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/no_ip_addresses_for_countries/&title=No%20more%20IP%20addresses%20for%20countries%20that%20shut%20down%20internet%20access> >> [image: Twitter] >> >> <https://twitter.com/share?text=No%20more%20IP%20addresses%20for%20countries%20that%20shut%20down%20internet%20access&url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/no_ip_addresses_for_countries/&via=theregister> >> [image: Facebook] >> [image: linkedin] >> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/no_ip_addresses_for_countries/&title=No%20more%20IP%20addresses%20for%20countries%20that%20shut%20down%20internet%20access&summary=Afrinic%20considers%20punitive%20policy%20for%20errant%20governments> >> 12 Apr 2017 at 19:54, Kieren McCarthy >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/2886> >> >> Governments that cut off internet access to their citizens could find >> themselves refused new IP addresses under a proposal put forward by one of >> the five global IP allocation organizations. >> >> The suggested clampdown >> <https://www.afrinic.net/en/community/policy-development/policy-proposals/2061-anti-shutdown-01> >> will be considered at the next meeting of internet registry Afrinic in >> Botswana in June: Afrinic is in charge of managing and allocating IP >> address blocks across Africa. >> >> Under the proposal, a new section would be added to Afrinic's official >> rules that would allow the organization to refuse to hand over any new IP >> address to a country for 12 months if it is found to have ordered an >> internet shutdown. >> >> The ban would cover all government-owned entities and others that have a >> "direct provable relationship with said government." It would also cover >> any transfer of address space to those entities from others. >> >> That withdrawal of services would escalate if the country continued to >> pull the plug on internet access. Under the proposal: "In the event of a >> government performing three or more such shutdowns in a period of 10 years >> – all resources to the aforementioned entities shall be revoked and no >> allocations to said entities shall occur for a period of 5 years." >> >> The proposal was sparked by a recent increase in the number of complete >> nationwide shutdowns of internet service – something that has been a cause >> of increasing concern and ire within the internet infrastructure community. >> The start >> >> The trend started during the Egyptian revolution back in 2011 when >> authorities killed the entire's country web access >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/01/egypt_last_net_lost/> prior to >> a big protest march. Employees of ISPs and mobile phone companies reported >> troops turning up at their homes and pointing guns at their families in >> order to enforce the shutdown. >> >> Until then, many governments had assumed it was largely impossible to >> turn off internet access to their entire nation. Soon after, government >> departments educated themselves about AS numbers and internet routing and >> started using their power to set up systems that would allow them to order >> the shutdown of all networks from a central point. >> >> While some countries only used this ability in the more dire >> circumstances – riots or terrorist attacks – shutdowns quickly started >> being used preemptively and for political reasons. >> >> Bangladesh switched off >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/18/bangladesh_shuts_down_its_internet_for_an_hour/> >> its entire country's net connectivity prior to the sentencing of former >> government leaders for war crimes. Then Iraq started shutting down the >> entire country for several hours at a time in order to prevent exam >> cheating >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/17/iraq_shuts_down_internet_to_prevent_exam_cheating/> >> . >> >> While these were enormously frustrating, the shutdown typically lasted >> only a few hours. But then Cameroon decided to cut off the internet for >> weeks – and targeted specific communities. The country's southwest and >> northwest provinces were taken offline following violent protests: a >> decision that had a hugely damaging impact on its "Silicon Mountain" >> startup zone, and also took down its banks and ATMs. >> >> In India, the number and frequency of internet shutdowns has sparked a >> new protest movement and website <http://internetshutdowns.in/> that >> tracks them. >> >> The situation has grown so dire that the United Nations got involved and >> officially >> condemned >> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/01/un_officially_condemns_internet_shutdowns/> >> the practice at a meeting of the Human Rights Council back in July. Despite >> opposition from a number of countries – including China, Russia, India and >> Kenya – a resolution passed forbidding mass web blockades. >> Plan >> >> The reality, however, is that there is nothing to prevent governments >> from shutting down the internet and very little anyone can do in the face >> of a determined push from the authorities. >> >> But now the techies are fighting back. The Afrinic proposal has been put >> forward by the CTO and the Head of IP strategy for Liquid >> Telecommunications – a large pan-African ISP – as well as the CEO of >> Kenya's main ISP Association. As such it is a proposal that many are taking >> seriously. >> >> "While the authors of this policy acknowledge that what is proposed is >> draconian in nature, we feel that the time has come for action to be taken, >> rather than just bland statements that have shown to have little or no >> effect," they wrote, noting that "over the last few years we have seen more >> and more governments shutting down the free and open access to the internet >> in order to push political and other agendas." >> >> Whether governments like it or not, they are reliant on the provision of >> IP address to expand their networks and digital economy, and Afrinic is the >> only organization that can realistically provide them. If the policy does >> get passed, it would almost certainly act as a strong deterrent for >> government ministers to shutting down internet access. >> >> But there are a wealth of problems with the idea, not least of which >> would be the determination of what represents an internet shutdown. The >> authors put forward a suggested definition: >> >> An internet shutdown is deemed to have occurred when it can be proved >> that there was an attempt, failed or successful, to restrict access to the >> internet to a segment of the population irrespective of the provider or >> access medium that they utilize. >> >> That wording is likely to be very heavily scrutinized. And it would >> require someone or group to make a determination that it has happened – >> which would likely become a politically charged decision. And none of that >> considers the fact that national leaders are unlikely to accept punitive >> terms being placed against them by a third party. >> >> In short, it is a huge political headache. But it may also be one that >> only the internet community is capable to taking on and winning. The next >> few months will see whether the 'net community in Africa is willing to take >> on the challenge for the greater good. ® >> >> Sponsored: Continuous lifecycle London 2017 event. DevOps, continuous >> delivery and containerisation. Register now >> <http://go.theregister.com/tl/1700/shttp://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=116303739&iu=/6978> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Community-Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss >> >>
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