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<div style="direction:ltr">On further thought - the other option is if people want to insist on a negotiated point to get to the indication that the status quo is where we are going to sit - I would be more than happy to reintroduce the repeal policy just so
that we can argue from both extremes of the spectrum and end up in the middle - which is the current status quo.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Would rather we didn’t go down that road though because I think it is a total waste of everyone’s time - but if that is what it takes - and that is what people want - let me know - happy to do It</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Andrew Alston<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 4, 2017 10:21:13 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [rpd] FW: Opposition to the changes in the AfriNIC Soft Landing Policy</font>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Badru the review on existent policy is unlikely to go anywhere because of fundamental differences in ideology. </div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">The reality is that one very large portion of the member base will oppose tightening the restrictions - another portion is hell bent on doing exactly that - the compromise position is the current policy.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">That is why my co-authors and I withdrew our repeal policy - because we were prepared to compromise - the conpromise was the status quo.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">I don’t see any hope for changing soft landing when considering this - the only question is if the authors of the bis policy are to proud to admit that a good portion of this industry is never going to support this and if they keep
fighting for a policy that will never and can never be reality - or if they do what is right and stand down and withdraw - as they have been requested to meeting after meeting - and as they were going to do in Mauritius as requested by the floor</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Badru Ntege <badru.ntege@nftconsult.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 4, 2017 9:59:04 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mike Silber<br>
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<div>Now that we are getting dialogue. I’m hearing that we want a review on the policy in place ???</div>
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<div>Would an ammendment of the new policy to cater for those objecting be a better use of resources??<br>
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On 4 Dec 2017, at 18:35, Mike Silber <<a href="mailto:silber.mike@gmail.com">silber.mike@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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I for one will <u class=""><b class="">support</b></u> the policy because there is no such policy to deal with such a scenario in the first place
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I have no problem with your views, but I think you may be confused.</div>
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<div>There IS a policy in place: <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/library/policies/697-ipv4-soft-landing-policy" class="">https://www.afrinic.net/library/policies/697-ipv4-soft-landing-policy</a></div>
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<div>This is a suggestion to amend the existing soft landing policy and making it more restrictive.</div>
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<div>I have a few issues with the existing policy, but I think it is a reasonable compromise in the circumstances.</div>
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<div>My objection is to adding further restrictions, as is proposed in the -bis proposal.</div>
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Actually we have one in place, so I am not sure I understand your point.</div>
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<div class="">So I like to think I see the logic in the arguments for the proposal however there is s greater danger in having NO measure or policy in place rather than have a perfect one in place when it is too late.
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Well this is actually what is being discussed here: we have a measure and policy in place right now. This is a proposal to refine it further. I have yet to see a justification I can accept for the need for such further refinement.</div>
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<div>Unless I have missed your comment completely, in which case I apologise.</div>
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