[rpd] RDP Discussion

[Seun Ojedeji]

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On Thu, 23 Jul 2026, 7:46 am Frank Habicht, <geier at geier.ne.tz> wrote:

> Hi.
>
> On 7/23/2026 8:36 AM, NP Petronella wrote:
> > Dear Ben,
> >
> > Mandla’s position is straightforward. AFRINIC’s PDP is open to anyone
> > and imposes no qualification for participation. A contributor does not
> > automatically represent their employer merely because an affiliation is
> > known.
>
> I start wondering if we need a separate group - with only a subset of
> participants - where this kind of (repeated) lecturing about what the
> PDP is will be welcome.
>


SO: On the above the community list could serve that purpose plus staff can
come up with a PDP for beginner content and maybe a mailing list for those
genuinely interested in learning to subscribe. A mentorship program
targeted to PDP may come handy as well

If all that is an overkill, the rpd is still a good avenue to learn about
PDP, a lot of us learnt by following the rpd. The question is, are there
people genuinely interested in learning for the common good.

Regards

>
>
> I was working under the assumption that members of this mailing list
> already know that the PDP is open.
>
> as to the original question, which somehow was not quoted: a question
> was asked by Ben and one answer by one person with one statement was
> sufficient.
>
> No. I'm not trying to moderate. I just hope for a better signal/noise
> ratio. And if this here email results in more noise, i have failed.
>
> Frank
>
>
>
> > Unless Mandla expressly states that he is authorised to speak for NRS,
> > his contribution is his own. Employment is context, not a power of
> attorney.
> >
> > Assuming otherwise confuses participation with representation and
> > suggests a misunderstanding of how an open PDP works. Please assess
> > Mandla’s argument as Mandla’s argument.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nonhlanhla
> >
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