[rpd] The need to review the existing soft landing policy (was Re: Two more petitioners)

[McTim]

On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Mike Silber <silber.mike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Augustin
>
> Thank you for being a voice of reason in what is becoming a very fractious
> debate.
>
<snip>

>
> I think we need to keep the existing soft landing policy in place and only
> change it based on fact based proposals and not on the hysterical
> accusations of the parties at the extremes.


AGREED!

This clearly seems to be the way forward to me.

Regards,

McTim



>
> Mike
>
> On 19 Dec 2017, at 15:26, augustin kanyimbu <augustin.kanyimbu at unikin.ac.cd>
> wrote:
>
> Andrew and Jackson,
>
> upon reading all discussions I am sure that there is a big misunderstanding,
> which could lead to conflicts, whereas you are playing on the same ground.
> So, let me help you and make it clear:
>
> Andrew, the facts Jackson is highlighting are as follow:
>
> 1) Internet penetration in Africa, except South Africa, is too low -
> whatever your penetration rates, let'so throw them down -, the fact is
> clearly known;
>
> 2) All African countries, poor or rich, have same rights to access to
> Afrinic resources but, again, South Africa is far light years away from the
> rest of 53 African countries. They are coming up, maybe slowly, and Afrinic
> must provide them with a minimum of resources to let them start up whenever
> one of them rise up from the darkness. A good management policy is where
> anticipation and prevention are taken into account;
>
> 3) Afinic is a non-profit organization, this is why all countries are equal
> and have same rights, especially in such a scarcity of IPV4, the fair way of
> sharing would be providing to each country the same cut of beef, during this
> transient toward the ipv6 environment... no place for selfish attitude, nor
> for capitalism free market spirit!
>
> 3) Afinic is a non-profit organization, this is why all countries are equal
> and have same rights, especially in such a scarcity of IPV4, the fair way of
> sharing would be providing to each country the same cut of beef, during this
> transient toward the ipv6 environment... no place for selfish attitude, nor
> for the highest bidder in capitalism free market spirit!
>
> 4) Finally, as an African member, you stand all effort which can help
> growing African internet access; that's fine! So let's preserve resources
> for the so many next late comer countries.
>
> Brother, forget any racial concept, let's go ahead, let's help our valuable
> continent!
>
> Augustin K.
>
>
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McTim
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