[Community-Discuss] Unaddressed queries by AFRINIC during AGMM

[Eddy Kayihura]

Mr Wollner,

I refer to your email dated 24 June 2021.

Questions 1 to 3 were addressed during the open mic session held on 4 June 2021 and we undertook an action to organise a webinar within 2 months to discuss with the community the definition of “need-based” in the AFRINIC policies and bylaws.

We are delighted to see that the discussion amongst the community has already started.


Regarding question 4, we cannot penalise a staff member unless we find concrete proof of their involvement in the misappropriation of the IP resources. As of now, we do not have such evidence on any of AFRINIC’s current staff members. 

The appropriate channel for such inquiry or complaint is to submit it via our Whistleblowing <https://afrinic.net/whistleblowing> platform. 


Regards,

Eddy Kayihura

Chief Executive Officer,
African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)
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M. Wollner,

Je me réfère à votre courriel du 24 juin 2021.

Les questions 1 à 3 ont été abordées lors de la session 'open mic' qui s'est tenue le 4 juin 2021 et nous avons entrepris une action visant à organiser un webinaire dans un délai de 2 mois afin de discuter avec la communauté de la définition de "need-based" dans les politiques et les statuts d'AFRINIC.

Nous sommes ravis de voir que la discussion au sein de la communauté a déjà commencé.

En ce qui concerne la question 4, nous ne pouvons pas pénaliser un membre du personnel à moins de trouver des preuves concrètes de son implication dans la manipulation non autorisée des ressources IP. A ce jour, nous n'avons pas de telles preuves sur aucun des membres actuels du personnel d'AFRINIC.

Le canal approprié pour une telle requête ou plainte est de la soumettre via notre plateforme de whistleblowing <https://afrinic.net/whistleblowing>.


Cordialement,
Eddy Kayihura
Directeur général,
African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)





> On 24 Jun 2021, at 12:27, Paul Wollner <paul.wollner at africaoncloud.net> wrote:

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> Dear Chairperson,

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> Reference is made to the AGMM chaired by you on the 4 June 2021.

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> I wish to put on record that at the AGMM we were not given a reasonable opportunity to discuss and comment on the management of AFRINIC and in particular to the following issues:-

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> Question 1

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> AFRINIC claims that any change in the IP usage will require re-justifying the usage. Would it mean that, hypothetically, if I have a web customer on my server and they leave to be replaced with a VPN customer, will I need to seek AFRINIC’s approval first?

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> Question 1 was not discussed or commented upon

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> Question 2

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> The rest of the world enjoys a 30 USD/IP at a free open market. With AFRINIC having a transfer policy in place, will AFRINIC still demand any unused IP be returned to them for free?

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> Question 2 was not discussed or commented upon

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> Question 3

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> Out-of-region use was extensively discussed within the last decade, and it was a consensus that pre-soft landing space is allowed for out-of-region use. Yet, I heard that AFRINIC seems to be using bylaw 6.1 to manage other people’s resource usage. This is not part of AFRINIC policy and has, with good reason, never been approved by the community. Can AFRINIC clarify its understanding of out-of-region usage to the member base?

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> Question 3 was not discussed or commented upon

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> Question 4

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> Madhvi was in charge of the registration department when the IP heist happened – this, at the very least, shows her incompetence, so why is she getting promoted instead of rightfully dismissed?

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> Question 4 was not discussed or commented upon

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> Paul Wollner

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