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Cheers, Alun On 29 Jul 2022, at 04:11, Massimo Candela via db-wg <db-wg@ripe.net> wrote: > > Hi, > > > On 28/07/2022 15:52, Randy Bush via db-wg wrote: > > and, being a researcher, i have no clue about > > this research spin at all. > > > I also don't understand where the research context is coming from. Usually, > researchers don't have the need to correct the geolocation of so many > prefixes to require something like geofeeds. > > > > And I really don't understand why the geofeed attribute would not be covered > by the current purpose of the RIPE database, as described in the article 3. > > Geofeed matches "Facilitating coordination between network operators (network > problem resolution, outage notification etc.)" > > Geofeed wants to correct geolocation problems. The geofeed attribute is > exactly a way to "coordinate between network operators" (with, or without, > the intermediation of geolocation providers). Geolocation problems impact the > availability/performance of content/services. The medium is the network. > Geolocation problems are network problems. > > > > On 28/07/2022 16:58, Laurent Pellegrino via db-wg wrote: > > > It's sad to see real solutions around geolocation (which helps users > > in many ways) overthought and killed in the eggs. > > In general, the solution has not been killed. > > It would have been nice to have a neat "geofeed" attribute. However, geofeeds > are successfully used with remarks in LACNIC, APNIC, AFRINIC, and RIPE. > Comments are used in ARIN. > > Add a remark/comment "Geofeed https://url-to-my-file"; and you are good to go. > At the moment most of the data is produced with this approach anyway. > > > > Ciao, > Massimo > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/db-wg
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