<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Lu Heng <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:h.lu@anytimechinese.com" target="_blank">h.lu@anytimechinese.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><span class=""></span><span class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>And I wouldn't have any problem AfriNIC being sued by people who are abusing the current process(es) and doing wrong things at the cost of the community. They will definitely lose.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Why they will lose? AFRINIC staff does not have legal training nor does the community, how you sure the rule made by the community will be successful in the word of law?</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Translation: AfriNIC is so waek that any brigand can come, rob our resources and then sue us?<br><br>This statement is _very_ serious and AfriNIC Board and Secretariat have to act here. <br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><span class=""><div><br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>What kind of behaviour is this? And look from where! If people are already threatening of suing AfriNIC because of this policy proposal, that means that they have things to hide.<br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></span><div>Every one has something to hide, every business, every organization have sensitive information even forbidden to be shared by law, AFRINIC exist on the condition of confidentiality, otherwise no one will ever provide any information to AFRINIC.</div><div><br></div><div>It's not child play ground, it is real business with people doing it for real value, no one is threatening suing AFRINIC, but if AFRINIC start acting like internet police force, then people do something about it.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>No comment; see above. Things get clearer and clearer.<br><br></div><div>Boubakar<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5"><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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> Like I said, we wait for legal and I’d be inclined<br>
> to ask for a second opinion if what is clearly a straightforward matter is<br>
> couched in a manner to frighten the community.<br>
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> I am also uncomfortable with you speaking for Kris. As far as I know, he<br>
> could not have been "responsible for the budget calculation". He was a<br>
> board member not in the executive. Perhaps he can speak up for himself and<br>
> tell us how he does the budget for AfriNIC.<br>
><br>
> You say AfriNIC is a book keeper. At least we agree that their<br>
> responsibility is to keep the books and audit is a necessary part of this.<br>
> Is Lu Heng a lawyer? I tire for the implied threats.<br>
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> My 0.02.<br>
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> I<br>
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> On 27 Jun 2017, at 13:01, Lu Heng <<a href="mailto:h.lu@anytimechinese.com" target="_blank">h.lu@anytimechinese.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi Omo:<br>
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> On 27 June 2017 at 19:35, Omo Oaiya <<a href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net" target="_blank">Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On 27 June 2017 at 11:56, Kris Seeburn <<a href="mailto:seeburn.k@gmail.com" target="_blank">seeburn.k@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> I still stand opposed to the policy. People just call it an Andrew or<br>
>>> liquid audit policy or a cloud innovations policy audit. Let’s not hide and<br>
>>> get off with it.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Kris<br>
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>> Are these people suggesting these organisations have something to hide?<br>
>><br>
>> I don't see how this policy can be an issue for any member who has not<br>
>> violated the rules or abused contractual agreements with AfrINIC<br>
><br>
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> 1. Because audit cost money and man power, audit an large organization like<br>
> national telecom require multiple times of AFRINIC budget, it is beyond what<br>
> AFRINIC can afford, Kris is the one responsible for the budget calculation<br>
> and he as already clearly states that.<br>
><br>
> 2. Not fairly audit all members is direct violation of ICP-2, selective and<br>
> subjective will results abuse of monopoly power lawsuit at first guidance.<br>
><br>
> 3. Audit require sensitive business information in which no business would<br>
> like to share, moreover it is illegal to share in most cases, for example<br>
> what if afrinic require member provide all customer data to justify<br>
> utilization? It is in direct violation of privacy law in many countries.<br>
><br>
><br>
>><br>
>> Let's be a bit more accountable here. Responsible stewardship requires<br>
>> being able to audit and I understand that revocation is a last resort. I<br>
>> support the policy on this basis.<br>
><br>
><br>
> The ultimate question is, CAN AFRINIC afford revocation? yes, if you revoke<br>
> a /22, the member may be too small to finding problem with you, but if you<br>
> revoke a /12? Any company with a /12 have power to sue AFRINIC to broke. not<br>
> mentioning the business damage and lost of the connections for the end user<br>
> and business users, the address range alone worth 10-15 million dollars in<br>
> which effectively is 2 years of income for AFRINIC.<br>
><br>
> Let's get into real world which has laws and high court in which ultimate<br>
> have the real reenforce power with police and military to back what they are<br>
> doing, AFRINIC has none, while you still ask AFRINIC to direct confront all<br>
> it's members at 100 times its size, I just don't see that as realistic.<br>
><br>
> AFRINIC is a book keeper, if you ask it to be police, then give it's the<br>
> REAL power needed to be one, for example, pass a resolution at AFRICAN<br>
> union.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> More importantly, the policy is in last call and the authors have<br>
>> responded to legal's message through the Co-chairs. I look forward to the<br>
>> Co-chairs feedback on that matter.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Any policy at last call receive substantial opposition go back to discussion<br>
> phase for future discussion, in the last call does not means people can not<br>
> push the policy back if they disagree it with rightful argument.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Best wishes<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Omo Oaiya<br>
>> CTO/Directeur Technique, WACREN<br>
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> Kind regards.<br>
> Lu<br>
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