[Community-Discuss] ICANN ( NRO ) vs LARUS (NRA)

[Mike Silber]

Hi Sylvain

I respectfully disagree.

ICANN is a convenience through which the RIR’s operate.

The rest of the NRO recognised AfriNIC and could have done so without ICANN involvement - had they so chosen. 

As it is - the NRO fulfils the role of ASO within ICANN and it could terminate the ASO / NRO nexus at any time with little to no impact. 

Did you miss this in RFC 7020:

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) *is a role, not an
      organization*.  For the Internet Numbers Registry System, the IANA
      role manages the top of the IP address and AS number allocation
      hierarchies.  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
      Numbers (ICANN) *currently fulfills the IANA role" in accordance
      with the IETF-ICANN "Memorandum of Understanding Concerning
      Technical Work of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority", which
      was signed and ratified in March 2000

It is the RIRs who chose ICANN and not the other way around.

Mike


> On 2 Aug 2021, at 14:49, Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> Dear AfriNIC's Community, 

> 

> Le lundi 2 août 2021, Noah <noah at neo.co.tz <mailto:noah at neo.co.tz>> a écrit :

> Hi Mike

> 

> 

> Hi Noah, 

> 

> Thanks for your email, brother!

> 

> ...it's time to learn about the RIR system's history.

> 

>  

> Thank you for your reply and opinion on the matter.

> 

> I am personally offended by Owens choice of words against ICANN.

> 

> The existence of an RIR is only possible through ICANN ICP-2  and for him to refer to ICANN as a puppet is offending.

> 

> AFRINIC would not have existed without the ICANN structures.

> 

> 

> Exact!

> 

> For those who need an anchor to start with,  

> please look at RFC7020:

> 

> The Internet Numbers Registry System

> <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7020 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7020>>

> 

> Shalom,

> --sb.

>  

> 


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