[Community-Discuss] Call for AFRINIC’s registry service migration to other RIRs

[Ish Sookun]

The bigger surprise is the that this statement is from someone who ran for the 
AFRINIC Board Director seat.

Regards,

-- 
Ish Sookun

On Friday, 30 July 2021 21:44:09 +04 ABDULKARIM OLOYEDE wrote:

> Dear Paul,

> I am surprised by this. Why would you think it is in anyone's interest for

> AFRINIC to close shop. I can't imagine that. AFRINIC has come to stay like

> any of the other RIRs. Mistakes might have been made who knows ? but am

> sure it's not the end of the world. Things can still be corrected and we

> end up with a win-win.

> 

> 

> AK

> 

> On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 10:16 PM Paul Wollner <

> 

> paul.wollner at africaoncloud.net> wrote:

> > The concerns expressed by TISPA, as well as other concerned parties and

> > especially by AFRINIC's  own admission in the news outlet

> > http://lexpress.mu, which is

> > attached to this email, regarding the AFRINIC’s inability to keep

> > providing its core registry functions due to its inability to meet its

> > financial requirements.

> > 

> > I suggest that in order not hold end users, ISPs and any other business's

> > hostage, for the interest of continue service of AFRINIC’s core registry

> > service, we should urgently call for NRO fulfil their responsibility as

> > well as commitment to the global internet to take over AFRINIC’s

> > registration service for the time being, until litigation is settled some

> > time later. (

> > https://www.nro.net/accountability/rir-accountability/joint-rir-stability-fund

> > )

> > 

> > That way, no end user or business will ever impacted however results come

> > out of litigation.

> > 

> > Regards

> > Paul Wollner

> > 

> > 

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