On 13.09.2004 13:27 william(at)elan.net wrote:
> I'm not so certain about RIPE NCC to RIPE relationship though, I suspect > that RIPE NCC is a subset (RIR services or) larger RIPE organization that > is involved in other activities, i.e. RIPE NCC < RIPE > No, that's not true. There is no order function for EOF, RIPE and RIPE NCC. While EOF has a RIPE WG status it is not a RIPE WG (this was at least my understanding). And the only relation between RIPE and RIPE NCC is that RIPE NCC is "provid(es)ing administrative support for RIPE". > But of course, overall funding for RIPE still comes from RIPE NCC, so > while other activities of RIPE are not necessarilty parts of RIPE NCC > they are still funded by it :) > There is no overall funding for RIPE. For what? Meeting costs and the like are paid for by the meeting participants. Arnold