[AfriNIC-rpd] Updated Version of the "IPv4 Soft Landing Policy" now Available Online

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Hi Andrew,
At 02:35 03-05-2011, Andrew Alston wrote:
>As per previous emails I need to raise concerns with aspects of this
>document though because these have already been raised time and again on
>this list, I would like to request discussion of these issues in Tanzania.
>Once again I submit the following points:

I am waiting for the author of the proposal and AfriNIC to resolve 
the "date of submission" issue so that the Last Call can start.

This proposal is currently not on the agenda for Tanzania as it has 
gained consensus at the last AfriNIC meeting.  The concerns you have 
raised about this document will be taken into consideration as part 
of the Last Call.  The text in the latest version is the consensus as 
expressed during the last AfriNIC meeting.

>I object to the above paragraph, STRONGLY and VEHEMENTLY for all the reasons
>stated in multiple previous emails to this list.  The clause is

I can assure you that your objection will be taken into account.

I'll use a hypothetical case to explain the rationale if I have to 
make a decision.  Please consider it as a guideline and not a rule.

Proposal: AfriNIC will not assign more than one hundred million IPv6 
addresses to a LIR.

If there are two people who send a +1 for the above and one person 
who objects and substantiates the objection with technical points, 
the determination will be "there isn't consensus on this point".

The author of the proposal, the two people in favor and the person 
objecting will be asked to discuss the matter and reach a 
compromise.  If these people cannot work things out, the co-chairs 
will have to figure out what to do.  As an individual comment, there 
is a presumption at my end that people act in good faith.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Interim co-chair, AfriNIC Policy Development Working Group