[rpd] Clarifying a few points

[S. Moonesamy]

Dear Jordi,
At 02:12 PM 14-12-2020, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD wrote:
>I totally fail to understand each of your points from your email and 
>the referenced documents in your email.

Sorry about that.

>Could you put that in context or explain them a little bit better?

It may be easier to have a conversation about that.

>Regarding the last one (5), it is clear to everybody that AFRINIC 
>*business practices and procedures* are out of the scope of the PDP. 
>EXACTLY the same as AFRINIC (as an organization) decisions when 
>affect the PDP *must* follow the PDP itself. That means that the 
>Board can't use *any other mean* to modify the PDP than the PDP itself.

I'll comment below.

>You can't "invent" a ToR if it is affecting the PDP interpretation 
>and call it ToR or procedure or addenda, or whatever you want. 
>Changing the name doesn't authorize it. Anything that is, in some 
>way, modifying, expanding, interpreting, restricting, enhancing, 
>etc., etc., etc., the PDP, MUST BE a policy proposal, and 
>consequently follow the PDP and become an integral part of the CPM.

It has been a few years since the decision was taken: 
https://www.afrinic.net/board/meeting/2017/min-1126

>Never mind if you ask for a "vote" or "community review" in the 
>list, *it must be a policy proposal and follow the PDP*. The PDP 
>doesn't provide *any other mean than following the PDP itself*.

The usual practice is that the delegation of powers to a "standing 
committee" is done through a terms of reference.

I read the following: 
https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/011587.html  What would 
be the possible consequences if the "terms of reference" were removed now?

>This is also stated in the bylaws. Even for an emergency policy, 
>which by the bylaws is only authorized for Internet resources 
>management (not the PDP itself), it must be endorsed by the 
>community as a policy, in the next meeting.

AFRINIC has not invoked those articles of the Bylaws for any of its 
PDP-related policies.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy

Board Chair, AFRINIC
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