Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread William Weber via db-wg
In the end i dont care, Kosovo is a country (acknowledged by 50%+ of UN members including NL) and i want to be able to use it as intended. — William Sent from my iPhone > On 13.05.2022, at 21:58, David Conrad wrote: > > William, > >> On May 13, 2022, at 2:11 AM, William Weber via db-wg wr

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread David Conrad via db-wg
William, > On May 13, 2022, at 2:11 AM, William Weber via db-wg wrote: > > I am aware the the X* series of codes is reserved and not permanently > assigned, however UN Security Council resolution 1244/99 (see 6) mandates the > use binding to all UN members. > The “X*” series is not reserved,

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi, On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 02:23:48PM +0200, Bill Woodcock via db-wg wrote: > Exposing something other than a reserved country-code in RIPE???s > user-facing software is a Simple Matter of Programming, and keeps > RIPE from looking like they???re overstepping their mandate in a > particularly clu

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Bill Woodcock via db-wg
> I think this is not so much a DB-WG issue, but a NCC members / board issue. There are two very separate issues here. The first issue is whether folks in Kosovo are being adequately served by RIPE, and it sounds like the answer to that is pretty clearly “no.” The implementation details of _h

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi William, A small clarification: currently only "officially assigned" ISO3166 country codes, and "EU" (exceptionally reserved) are valid as "country:" values in the RIPE database. "AP" is not currently allowed as a country code in the RIPE database. Regards Ed Shryane RIPE NCC > On 13 May

Re: [db-wg] [exec-board] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi Job, On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 01:11:23PM +0200, Job Snijders wrote: > I???ll ask to add the topic of recognising Kosovo in software and processes > to the agenda of an upcoming executive board meeting. Thanks a lot. gert -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG

Re: [db-wg] [exec-board] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
Dear all, William Weber, thank you for raising this issue. It seems there might be room for improvement to better serve the needs of the Kosovo internet community. I’ll ask to add the topic of recognising Kosovo in software and processes to the agenda of an upcoming executive board meeting. Kind

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread William Weber via db-wg
--I think this is not so much a DB-WG issue, but a NCC members / board issue. I agree, but was sent to DB-WG by RIPE support. -- William On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 12:56 PM Gert Doering wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 12:51:12PM +0200, William Weber via db-wg wrote: > > My main problem i

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi, On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 12:51:12PM +0200, William Weber via db-wg wrote: > My main problem is i cannot even sign up a LIR from Kosovo easily - I get > told by RIPE to select either Serbia or Albania and provide documents from > either country, direct quote from support: > > > You will be aske

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread William Weber via db-wg
There is also a taxation issue here, i cannot put an invoice that lists Serbia or Albania as country for my company in my accounting or i probably go to jail, if not fined at the very least. My main problem is i cannot even sign up a LIR from Kosovo easily - I get told by RIPE to select either Serb

Re: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

2022-05-13 Thread Nick Hilliard via db-wg
George Michaelson via db-wg wrote on 13/05/2022 01:59: Really? Geo is better solved. by Geofeed. There's an RFC for how to tell people where a network documents its intended use of resources, we do better to follow it in my opinion country: isn't intended for geolocation. It's the country whe

Re: [db-wg] 2022-01 New Policy Proposal (Personal Data in the RIPE Database)

2022-05-13 Thread Peter Hessler via db-wg
On 2022 May 13 (Fri) at 00:56:59 +0200 (+0200), Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote: :Also I have a kinda Sweden-specific question about the following part :(from 1.0 Organisations): :> personal address for the organisation which is already in the public domain in a national, public, business regist