[rpd] End of Last call

[Ibeanusi Elvis]

Dear Community, Dear Sami; 

Really? You can’t see how this “Resource Transfer Policy” could have reached a consensus?. After elaborative weeks and months of discussions by the community, Board and staffs, all the debates during the PPM, it reached a rough consensus. In accordance with the AFRINIC CPM Section 3.4.3, it states that “A final review of the draft policy is initiated by the Working Group Chair(s) by sending an announcement to the Resource Policy Discussion mailing list. The Last Call period shall be at least two weeks. The Working Group Chair(s) shall evaluate the feedback received during the Public Policy Meeting and during this period and decide whether consensus has been achieved”. I concur with the ideology that the co-chairs followed due process. Additionally, the authors acted based on the feedback that they received di¥bring the PPM and made editorial changes as stated in the aforementioned Last rule in the CPM. Hence, I do not understand the “Rule of Thumbs” and the Issue of Versions, we are dealing with policies not English Idioms. Likewise, this “Resource Transfer Policy” is an essential and highly needed policy as it focuses on addressing the issue with the exhaustion of IPv4 and this will accommodate the shortage of resources and enhance a two-way Inter-RIR policy, enhancing and facilitating a smooth business operation, development and growth within the African region. 

With the end of the Last Call, I believe that the Chairs are on the right track moving on to the next stage which points to Section 3.4.4 of the AFRINIC CPM “Approval” stage. It is time for the board to ratify this policy. 

Best, 
Elvis. 

> On Oct 8, 2020, at 22:03, lucilla fornaro <lucillafornarosawamoto at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> Dear Sami, dear all,

> 

> Most of the arguments supporting the policy were not mere "opinions". 

> A quick reminder, the policy reached a rough consensus during the PPM and went to the last call for some editorial changes. The authors, Taiwo and Anthony, proved to be remarkably active to manage minor issues and solicitudes from the community. The resource transfer policy aims to build a stable and efficient resources management system for the Afrinic service region.

> The overall discussion has been full of controversies undermining the work of the co-chairs, an unfair behavior in my opinion.  Also, the arguments against the policy have been strongly taken apart. 

> We have been debating this policy for weeks, it is now time to move it to the board for ratification. 

> 

> regards,

> 

> Lucilla 

> 

> 

> 

> Il giorno gio 8 ott 2020 alle ore 21:09 Sami Ait Ali Oulahcen via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net <mailto:rpd at afrinic.net>> ha scritto:

> Hi,

> 

> I can't see how the "Resource Transfer Policy" could have reached consensus.

> I think the co-chairs' prerogative is to declare consensus on policies, 

> not general opinions. And "we need an inter-RIR transfer policy" is a 

> general opinion, not a policy.

> The policy in question still had objections (non-editorial) before last 

> call. And it received significant changes during the last call period 

> (it is not what last call is meant for).

> 

> Not that I have any interest in the policy itself being ratified or not. 

> It shouldn't be done this way.

> 

> Just my 2c.

> 

> Regards,

> Sami

> 

> On 10/8/20 12:30 AM, Moses Serugo wrote:

> > Hello PDWG members,

> > 

> > Following the last online PPM held on 16^th -17^th September 2020. Last 

> > call was announced on 21^st September 2020 for the following policy 

> > proposals.

> > 

> >   * Board Prerogatives on the PDP

> >   * Resource Transfer Policy

> > 

> > This is to further announce that the  last call period for the above 

> > proposals has ended, based on feedback received from the community and 

> > the editorial changes made by authors to address community concerns, the 

> > consensus decision from AFRINIC32 is still maintained.

> > 

> > Co-Chairs will now send a report to the Board recommending ratification 

> > of the two above proposals in line with CPM 3.0.

> > 

> > Regards,

> > 

> > Co-Chairs

> > 

> > 

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