I support ARIN-2020-11 with one suggestion. Spell out what RIR stands for similar to the way IANA and ISP are spelled out to increase clarity and understandability. — Brian
On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 5:20 PM ARIN <i...@arin.net> wrote: > On 17 December 2020, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) advanced > "ARIN-prop-295: Replace the Image in Section 2 With a Textual Description" > to Draft Policy. > > Draft Policy ARIN-2020-11 is below and can be found at: > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_11/ > > You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will > evaluate the discussion in order to assess the conformance of this draft > policy with ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated > in the Policy Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are: > > * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration > * Technically Sound > * Supported by the Community > > The PDP can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/ > > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at: > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/ > > Regards, > > Sean Hopkins > Policy Analyst > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) > > > > Draft Policy ARIN-2020-11: Replace the Image in Section 2 With a Textual > Description > > > > Problem Statement: > > > > The beginning of Section 2 in the NRPM shows a diagram of how addressing > responsibility is delegated. However, this image does not appear to have a > description or even alt text, and the actual text is not selectable. This > could have accessibility implications, especially for blind people, if the > NRPM is converted to plain text, or if the NRPM is translated into another > language. > > > > Policy Statement: > > > > Proposal: > > > > Replace the lead section of Section 2 with the following: > > > > Responsibility for management of address spaces is distributed globally in > accordance with the following procedures: > > > > - Global address space management is performed by the Internet Assigned > Numbers Authority (IANA). IANA distributes address space to RIRs (AfriNIC, > APNIC, ARIN, LACNIC, and the RIPE NCC), but not directly to ISPs or end > users. > > - RIRs, such as ARIN, distribute address space to Internet Service > Providers (ISPs) and directly to end-user organizations. > > - ISPs may further delegate address space to other ISPs, as well as to > other end-user organizations. > > > > Timetable for implementation: Immediate. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ARIN-PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List (ARIN-PPML@arin.net). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact i...@arin.net if you experience any issues. >
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