Hi Noah
Thanks for your prompt reply. I will say the same goes for the bylaw, they are
both lawyer-made documents which should not govern the usage of community
resource. Or else lawyers can do whatever they want to, then what is the point
of having a community and CPM?
Using bylaw to justify the action of using RSA to manage IP resource is not
only invalid (as RSA is a document written by lawyers)but also very ridiculous.
These documents shouldn’t contain anything about resource management in the
very first place because this can be used as an evidence of AFRINIC not
following up its own “bottom up process” - which consequently violates its
legitimacy of existence.
The only valid way of resource management is through PDP, by making changes to
the CPM - both PDP and CPM are above any jurisdiction and any legal documents
such as bylaw and RSA.
As for the bylaw and RSA, they should simply refer all resource management
clauses to the CPM and delete all resource management clauses. The versions
current are very poorly written and need to be redone.
Paul
---- On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:09:15 +0200 Noah <[email protected]> wrote ----
Hi Paul,
Before we dwell into the RSA, please read the AFRINIC Bylaws and specifically
article 3.4 sections (i) and (iii).
The constitution is clear on what the objectives of AFRINIC are among others.
The RSA and ratified policies regulate the said management of Internet number
resources.
Noah
On Thu, 11 Feb 2021, 19:54 Paul Wollner,
<mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
Hello Everyone,
It is vital to note that the RSA is not the document to regulate the resource
usage. If this is the case then, the entire bottom up policy will be obsolete!
The RSA can easily be amended by AFRINIC which allows and permit an arbitrary
form of changes being made neglecting the proper PDP flow. This form of
suggestion and idea is dangerous as it allows AFRINIC absolute control.
We need to be mindful with what we say especially if we tend to argue for the
sake of bashing certain individuals as this have the tendency to endanger the
very basis that AFRINIC exists on, which is the bottom up policy.
The fact remains that the RSA is a mere contractual document which establishes
the relationship between the Parties which are party to the document. In
essence, any issues on ground of technicality is amendable and can be made
right with proper resolution of the Parties and it is not the end of the world.
The above also encompass the mere technicalities including the change of
nature. So long as the change of nature does not violate any written laws and
are not used for crime, it should be permitted and AFRINIC should not be
allowed to arbitrarily govern this, this will allow too much power upon them
and, unfortunately, these recent weeks we can see clearly that at times the
decisions that were made by AFRINIC are not the best.
Imagine changing the nature of one’s business and just by that your entire
allocation is being revoked for that very reason. It doesn’t make any practical
sense.
Regards
Paul
---- On Tue, 09 Feb 2021 23:21:39 +0200 Noah <mailto:[email protected]> wrote ----
On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 4:47 PM Owen DeLong <mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
Originally, the space was used for some rather specialized connectivity
services. Due to changes in the market and the legal environment, those
services became less lucrative and the organization pivoted.
Hardly any organization that has been in this business for more than 10 years
is using every address they have for the exact purpose for which it was
approved.
None the less, delegating addresses to customers for their legitimate use as
unique internet addresses remains the primary purpose of any IR whether it be
regional, national, or local.
There exists no requirement in policy that such delegations involve
connectivity services. In fact, no RIR provides connectivity services to any of
the organizations it issues addresses to.
Certainly, if such a requirement were intended, it could have been written into
the policy.
Owen
Hi Owen,
Firstly, thank you so much for making more explicit the evidence which has been
discussed here by the community since 2014.
IPv4 Addresses must be used for the purpose they were requested for and leasing
is not allowed.
I also find your point about RIR not providing connectivity services to
organizations it issues addresses to, inappropriate because you know very well
the mandate, role and the responsibilities of entities in the current Internet
number registry hierarchy.
Noah
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