[Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

[Owen DeLong]

Do your own research. I’m not your secretary.

Owen



> On Aug 22, 2021, at 10:37 , Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Owen,

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> Then share the links of your responses.

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> Marcus

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> Marcus

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> From: Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com>

> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2021 5:28:51 PM

> To: Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com>

> Cc: Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com>; General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net>; Brian Sowers <b.sowers154 at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

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> John’s question was answered well before he asked it.

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> Owen

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>> On Aug 22, 2021, at 10:28 , Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com <mailto:madomey at hotmail.com>> wrote:

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>> Owen, 

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>> You have not. Asking for petition before you provide the answer is your way to answer specific questions? Be honest and provide the answers. Don't forget to answer the question (Y/N) from John too.

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>> Marcus

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>> From: Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com <mailto:owen at delong.com>>

>> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2021 5:20:52 PM

>> To: Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com <mailto:madomey at hotmail.com>>

>> Cc: Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com <mailto:abscoco at gmail.com>>; General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net <mailto:community-discuss at afrinic.net>>; Brian Sowers <b.sowers154 at gmail.com <mailto:b.sowers154 at gmail.com>>

>> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

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>> I have answered all questions that have been asked. Your failure to read the answers is not my

>> responsibility.

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>> Owen

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>>> On Aug 22, 2021, at 10:19 , Marcus K. G. Adomey <madomey at hotmail.com <mailto:madomey at hotmail.com>> wrote:

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>>> Owen,

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>>> Stop your diversionary tactics and provide answers to questions asked you.

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>>> Marcus

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>>> From: Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss <community-discuss at afrinic.net <mailto:community-discuss at afrinic.net>>

>>> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2021 5:06:20 PM

>>> To: Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com <mailto:abscoco at gmail.com>>

>>> Cc: General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss at afrinic.net <mailto:community-discuss at afrinic.net>>; Brian Sowers <b.sowers154 at gmail.com <mailto:b.sowers154 at gmail.com>>

>>> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS - TO KEEP AFRINIC RUNNING

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>>>> On Aug 22, 2021, at 01:07 , Sylvain Baya <abscoco at gmail.com <mailto:abscoco at gmail.com>> wrote:

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>>>> Dear AfriNIC's Community,

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>>>> Please find my comments below, inline...

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>>>> Le ven. 20 août 2021 à 17:36, Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss <community-discuss at afrinic.net <mailto:community-discuss at afrinic.net>> a écrit :

>>>> I am confused… How is a question about consent an attempt to kill AFRINIC?

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>>>> 

>>>> Hi Owen,

>>>> ...brother, thanks for you email.

>>>> 

>>>> Please add the context; then you'll become less confused :'-(

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>>> No, with the context, I still do not understand how a simple question constitutes an attempt

>>> to kill an RIR. Indeed, I find that it is people who are resistant to the idea of questioning an

>>> organization that are most likely to lead to said organizations demise or worse, its

>>> descent into corruption and malfeasance.

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>>>> Is AFRINIC so fragile that it cannot withstand a simple question of its consent

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>>>> AfriNIC needs to be defended these hard times and it appears that some of us 

>>>> are doing very well *our* common duty (protecting our RIR against 'predators') 

>>>> as a *community*. (You should have been proud of them :'-()

>>>> 

>>>> ...i found it admirable! and i wouldn't like to cross their way; while they are 

>>>> defending AfriNIC...not you? Feel free to continue to defend your champion, 

>>>> though...

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>>> >From my perspective I am attempting to defend AFRINIC and it’s member base

>>> and community from a staff and board which are determined to violate the

>>> rules as written.

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>>>> and cooperation in a process initiated by third parties allegedly on its behalf?

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>>>> Question already answered here [1]! please let's know if it isn't enough for you.

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>>> I didn’t say that the question wasn’t adequately answered. I questioned the person

>>> who characterized the asking of the question as an attempt to kill the RIR for that

>>> act.

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>>>> I would think not. If it is so fragile, then there are much bigger problems than its financial state.

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>>>> 

>>>> Owen, could you, please, elaborate a bit more on the above?

>>>> ...i can not wait to hear what you are predicting for the Future of AfriNIC [6] 

>>>> and of the RFC7020. Please, be examplarily transparent :'-(

>>>> Don't run away!

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>>> Because of my current role, I cannot further comment on the ongoing legal battle at this time.

>>> 

>>> I predict errata will be filed against RFC-7020 because it claims to document the current state

>>> of the RIR system at the time of writing and the statement that global providers universally deal

>>> with multiple RIRs has incorrect implications and is not entirely accurate. There are plenty of

>>> global networks that deal with a single RIR and even those that deal with multiple RIRs do

>>> not necessarily deal with the RIR for each and every region where they operate.

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>>> There is widespread use of addresses from every RIR in other regions, including a lot of address

>>> space in use within Africa that is issued by ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC.

>>> 

>>> Owen

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