Dear PDWG,<br><br>Le mercredi 8 décembre 2021, PDWG Chair <<a href="mailto:vincent@ngundi.me.ke">vincent@ngundi.me.ke</a>> a écrit :<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The summary of the elements that led to the PDWG Chairs decision for the policy proposal AFRINIC Number Resources Transfer Policy - Policy Proposal AFPUB-2020-GEN-006-DRAFT02 that was discussed during the AFRINIC-34 Public Policy Meeting is as follows:-</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lack of reciprocity with ARIN was raised and addressed by the authors and members of the PDWG, who mentioned that while the proposal is conservative and aims at protecting the resource pool of AFRINIC, AFRINIC can start with the implementation of resource transfers with those RIRs that have confirmed or do not require reciprocity. The authors also clarified that incoming transfers of legacy resources will be covered by the AFRINIC RSA as the recipient will have to become a member.</span></p>
<div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div></div></b></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for this summary, Chairs.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><div></div><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After deliberation, the PDWG Co-chairs announced that having considered the current version of the policy proposal, the deliberations during the current PPM and the editorial changes that the authors have committed to, they have determined that rough consensus has been reached. The updated version of the policy proposal, with ID AFPUB-2020-GEN-006-DRAFT03, was submitted on 22 Nov 2021 and is available at </span><a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-006-d3" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://afrinic.net/policy/<wbr>proposals/2020-gen-006-d3</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> . This version of the proposal will now move to Last Call and the community can further engage in that period. </span></p>
<div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div></div></b></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing.</div><div>...i found it very well and carefully drafted...as i decided to read it today!</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><div></div><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Last Call starts on 8 December 2021 and will end at 23h59 UTC on 5 January 2022.</span></p>
<div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><div></div></b></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Please considere my humble and late comments.</div><div><br></div><div>~°~</div><div>1| First, the summary description of the problem is </div><div>clear and real. </div><div><br></div><div>2| ...i much appreciate the fact that the authors have included all what i asked, and keeped a protective DPP; when they published earlier version of their DPP. Precisely ASN and mergers & acquisitions categories. Only IPv6 remains. Next time perhaps :-)</div><div><br></div><div>3| The summary description of the solution is too </div><div>detailed. No real problem with that approach. Then,</div><div> what should be done, it to move the text at 3.0 to </div><div>2.1 titled “Recommendations to the Editor” and </div><div>amend it to obtain: </div><div>“</div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Insert the text in section 3 below into the CPM;</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Renumber appropriately the sections and subsections for </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">correctness;</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">• Don't forget to check for correct inside references of </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">sections, like found in section 3.4, second bullet. </span></div><div>”</div><div><br></div><div>4| In the proposal section (3.), please consider to </div><div>replace all occurrence of the term “region” by <br></div><div>“service region” for precision; where it is not already</div><div> done.</div><div><br></div><div>5| section 3.1.2 seems to have a numbering issue. Please separate the two merged definitions...then </div><div>renumber the remaining definitions:</div><div>“</div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">3.1.2 "Scarce resource" are IPv4 Address space and </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Autonomous System Numbers. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">3.1.3 "AFRINIC pool" means the AFRINIC managed pool of </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">IPv4 and ASNs, obtained from IANA (allocated and </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:13px">recovered) or through the ERX (Early registration transfers).</span><br></div><div>”</div><div><br></div><div>6| i propose a simpler wording for the text in </div><div>section 3.3.1. Please see below:</div><div>“</div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif">3.3.1 If source and recipient are AFRINIC members, then </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif">allow {"Regional"|"Global"|"Legacy"} for transfer. Mark </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif">"Legacy" transferred as "Global".</p></div><div>”</div><div><br></div><div>7| Note the **3.3** reference, i mentionned in 3|. Please consider the text as amended below:</div><div>“</div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-size:13px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">3.4 Conditions on resources to be transferred</span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box">[...]</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">The resource must qualify for the type of transfer requested as defined in **3.3**.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">The resource will be covered by AFRINIC policies after **transferred** into the service region's pool.</li></ul></div><div>”</div><div><br></div><div>8| Please consider removing parenthesis, as follow:</div><div>“</div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 5px;font-size:13px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">3.6 Conditions on the recipient</span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px">[...]</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px">a detailed plan for the use of the transferred resources. In the case of ASN, the recipient must meet the criteria for the assignment of ASN.<br></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px">[...]</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px">demonstrate a detailed plan for the use of the transferred resources. In the case of ASN, the recipient must meet the criteria for the assignment of ASN.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(117,117,117);font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px">[...]</li></ul></div><div>”</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks for considering my late editorial review :'-(</div><div><br></div><div>Shalom,</div><div>--sb.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"><div></div><br>
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