Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-20 Thread John Curran
On 19 Jan 2021, at 4:02 PM, Owen DeLong mailto:o...@delong.com>> wrote: ... I don’t know about the other RIRs, but in terms of ARIN, a careful reading of the bylaws shows that for better or worse, the board has near absolute power over virtually all aspects of the organization and its operations

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-19 Thread Owen DeLong
I’m sure John will correct me if I’m wrong here, but to the best of my knowledge, in fact, the board has the power to set or modify policies independent of this group. The board has, by its own decisions, vested some of that power in this group and some in the AC. The board has set certain limit

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread John Curran
Fernando - You state "reading the ICP-2 it doesn't make sense the idea that Board could make and adopt policies by itself without involvement of the community.” I will not reiterate all my previous comments regarding whether ICP-2 is germane in any matter, but will again remind you that compl

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread Fernando Frediani
Sorry correcting a typo, I meant at the end "otherwise policies would tend to be made directed to benefit only as subset of Internet participants in the region." Regards Fernando On 17/01/2021 11:53, Fernando Frediani wrote: Hello Michael I don't agree with John's view that if Board would d

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread Fernando Frediani
Hello Michael I don't agree with John's view that if Board would decide to do this it would still make ARIN compatible with ICANN's ICP-2 specially Section 3 simply because Board represents only members not the community and having a body elected only by the members which is one of the interes

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread John Curran
Michael - I’m happy to be of service – don’t hesitate to ask if you have any other questions in this regard, as it’s not always obvious given the rich history of ARIN and the Internet number registry system. Best wishes, /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Number

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread Michael B. Williams
Thank you. This is very helpful for me. Michael On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 00:18 John Curran wrote: > Michael - > > Per its Bylaws, ARIN is obligated to "utilize an open, transparent > multi-stakeholder process for registry policy development.” > > As such, the ARIN Policy Development Process (PDP

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread John Curran
Michael - Per its Bylaws, ARIN is obligated to "utilize an open, transparent multi-stakeholder process for registry policy development.” As such, the ARIN Policy Development Process (PDP) is more than advisory, it fulfill an organizational obligation that there be a clearly doc

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread Michael B. Williams
Hi John, Just to be clear though my understanding is that despite the PDP being in place and the board principally following the process, there is no requirement to do so. The board could decide for any reason to implement or change a policy even if it was not an emergency situation or warrant an

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread John Curran
On 17 Jan 2021, at 4:16 AM, Michael B. Williams wrote: > > Fernando - > > I don’t believe this is correct. The board, from my reading, is able to make > and adopt without any other input or approval from anyone else any policy > they deem appropriate fair and fit for internet number and resou

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread Michael B. Williams
Fernando - I don’t believe this is correct. The board, from my reading, is able to make and adopt without any other input or approval from anyone else any policy they deem appropriate fair and fit for internet number and resource allocation. John Curran - please correct me if I’m wrong here but t

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-17 Thread Michael Sinatra
Thanks for the clarification, David. I support the proposal as written. michael PS. My employer is covered under (L)RSA, so my question was "asking for a friend." :-) On 1/15/21 5:11 PM, David Farmer wrote: In fact it does account for legacy resources, note such legacy resource were allocat

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread John Curran
Fernando - Again, please do not make assertions regarding the structure and governance of ARIN without direct knowledge of their accuracy. Your statement below ("What I mentioned several times, is that the Board *can not* make rules for resources allocation which is a sole prerogative from th

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Fernando Frediani
I am not exactly sure what are you trying to ensure here, but most of what you mentioned below is well known and not disputed. What I mentioned several times, is that the Board *can not* make rules for resources allocation which is a sole prerogative from this forum. Board may or may not adopt

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Martin Hannigan
There is no argument here. Happy pandemic Saturday, all. -M< On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 9:15 PM John Curran wrote: > On 16 Jan 2021, at 8:37 PM, Fernando Frediani > wrote: > > > I am sure we are talking about the same thing David. > > The authority to establish the rules in which resources are

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread John Curran
On 16 Jan 2021, at 8:37 PM, Fernando Frediani mailto:fhfredi...@gmail.com>> wrote: I am sure we are talking about the same thing David. The authority to establish the rules in which resources are allocated and revoked is a prerogative from this forum (which includes members and non-members),

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Fernando Frediani
I am sure we are talking about the same thing David. The authority to establish the rules in which resources are allocated and revoked is a prerogative from this forum (which includes members and non-members), as in any other RIR. The PDP guarantees the Board the ultimate authority to adopt a

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread David Farmer
No it doesn’t, that authority comes from the membership, not this policy forum. Yes, there is significant overlap between the two, but they are distinct groups. On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 18:23 Fernando Frediani wrote: > Hi David > > I am not against it has, but it does because the authority given

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Fernando Frediani
Hi David I am not against it has, but it does because the authority given to them for that come from this forum (for the revocation part not the fee structure). 4.2.1.2 makes it very clear and doesn't go into any operational details and this proposal is willing to remove it. Fernando On 16/

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread David Farmer
The Board has the power to set fees, which includes at least the power to revoke resources for nonpayment. If it did not, the power to set fees would be meaningless. Thanks On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 5:29 PM Fernando Frediani wrote: > John, let's make it simple: The Board has no power to *make and

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Fernando Frediani
John, let's make it simple: The Board has no power to *make and adopt policies* concerning resources allocation without passing in this forum. Look: make policies not just adopt them ! Yes we all understand it has the ultimate authority to adopt all ARIN's policies, but it *cannot make and ado

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread John Curran
On 16 Jan 2021, at 3:39 PM, Fernando Frediani mailto:fhfredi...@gmail.com>> wrote: Exactly John, that's why the Board of Trustees or equivalent body has to approve policies that advances from this forum, to make sure they are in line with the applicable law, operational impacts, etc. But the Bo

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Fernando Frediani
Exactly John, that's why the Board of Trustees or equivalent body has to approve policies that advances from this forum, to make sure they are in line with the applicable law, operational impacts, etc. But the Board has not power to make policies or define rules for allocation of revocation. M

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread John Curran
On 16 Jan 2021, at 10:35 AM, Fernando Frediani mailto:fhfredi...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello Owen *Any* revocation must always be governed by this forum which is the only body who has power to define allocation policies and therefore revocation. RIRs don't have power for that, except on exception

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-16 Thread Fernando Frediani
Hello Owen *Any* revocation must always be governed by this forum which is the only body who has power to define allocation policies and therefore revocation. RIRs don't have power for that, except on exceptional situations (section 10.1) which have to be confirmed by this forum. The RIR, base

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread Owen DeLong
> On Jan 15, 2021, at 5:14 PM, Fernando Frediani wrote: > > Yes to focus solely on allocation policies that means make it clear when a > revocation may happen which is governed by this forum. > Fernando, Only my personal opinion on the subject and subject to correction from ARIN staff: Re

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread Fernando Frediani
Yes to focus solely on allocation policies that means make it clear when a revocation may happen which is governed by this forum. Agree that RSA can have all the possible details, but I see no harm in keeping the text exactly as it is. Could anyone explain what sort of trouble keeping the text

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread David Farmer
In fact it does account for legacy resources, note such legacy resource were allocated or assigned by predecessors of ARIN and therefore not “by ARIN under these policies”. Furthermore, Registration Services Agreement and RSA are both use in several places in the NRPM, therefore having a clear defi

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread Michael Sinatra
Question: Does this change affect in any way the services provided by ARIN to legacy holders who are not under (L)RSA? The new wording proposed for section 2 doesn't seem to account for that category. My thought is to simply delete 4.2.1.2 and be done with it. Does the NRPM need to include a def

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread Chris Woodfield
The language, as is, is problematic because there’s a clear delineation between the NRPM and ARIN’s RSA/LRSAs. The former is intended to focus solely on allocation policies, and is a living document subject to change via the PDP. The RSA/LRSA agreements, however, are contracts whose language can

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread Fernando Frediani
Applies to all resources of course. If not in the appropriate place then add it there then. But not remove something that is very obvious. How can it deal with the issues better by removing from the text that part that makes it clear that resources may be revoked if they are not payed ? Fern

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread David Farmer
Are you saying fees only apply to ISPs with IPv4, the current text is in section 4.2.1.4, where section 4.2 applies to Allocations to ISPs... Furthermore, not paying fees is only one reason resources may be revoked or reclaimed. I think the new text is a better way to deal with the issues. On Fr

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread Fernando Frediani
Yes fees are most a RSA thing, but I see no harm to keep the actual wording as it is and make it loud and clear that organizations that don't pay the fees are subjected to resources revocation - which is up to this forum to define - so no one may plead ignorance about it. What is the problem to

[arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2021-01-15 Thread ARIN
The following Draft Policy has been revised: * ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee Revised text is below and can be found at: https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_8/ You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will evaluate

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-12-15 Thread Martin Hannigan
On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 5:49 PM Joe Provo wrote: > On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 02:42:45PM -0800, Owen DeLong wrote: > > [really big snips] > > > > > > > > In the interest of both simplification and striving to eliminate > > > the fee or contract details within policy, I'm a fan of Mr Woodfield's > >

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-12-15 Thread Joe Provo
On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 02:42:45PM -0800, Owen DeLong wrote: > [really big snips] > > > > > In the interest of both simplification and striving to eliminate > > the fee or contract details within policy, I'm a fan of Mr Woodfield's > > suggestion for simple generalization. What do folks think abo

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-12-15 Thread Owen DeLong
[really big snips] > > In the interest of both simplification and striving to eliminate > the fee or contract details within policy, I'm a fan of Mr Woodfield's > suggestion for simple generalization. What do folks think about: > > 2.X Registration Services Agreement (RSA) > > Number resources

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-12-14 Thread Joe Provo
On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 03:47:21PM -0800, Owen DeLong wrote: > Speaking only about my own personal opinion and observation on the situation > with no authority whatsoever... > > > On Nov 20, 2020, at 10:22 AM, Chris Woodfield wrote: > > > > FD: This policy is a work produce of the AC???s Policy

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-11-24 Thread Owen DeLong
Speaking only about my own personal opinion and observation on the situation with no authority whatsoever... > On Nov 20, 2020, at 10:22 AM, Chris Woodfield wrote: > > FD: This policy is a work produce of the AC’s Policy Experience Report > working group, which I currently chair. > > Taking m

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-11-20 Thread David Farmer via ARIN-PPML
I also support these changes. On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 12:23 PM Chris Woodfield wrote: > FD: This policy is a work produce of the AC’s Policy Experience Report > working group, which I currently chair. > > Taking my AC/WG chair hat off, I am in support of the updated language, > with the caveat t

Re: [arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-11-20 Thread Chris Woodfield
FD: This policy is a work produce of the AC’s Policy Experience Report working group, which I currently chair. Taking my AC/WG chair hat off, I am in support of the updated language, with the caveat that the following assumptions can be relied upon: 1. The added language cannot be interpreted t

[arin-ppml] Revised - Draft Policy ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee

2020-11-20 Thread ARIN
The following Draft Policy has been revised: * ARIN-2020-8: Clarify and Update 4.2.1.2 Annual Renewal Fee Revised text is below and can be found at: https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2020_8/ You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will evaluate