Re: [sig-nir] Re: [sig-policy] Final call for comments: [prop-028-v001] "Abolishing IPv6 per address fee for NIRs"

[Stephan Millet <stephan@telstra.net>]

Che-Hoo,

Thank-you for the assurances and the clarification.

Regards

Stephan Millet

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:36, Che-Hoo CHENG wrote:
> Dear Stephen,
>
> I didn't say the EC would not put this proposal for membership voting and I
> didn't say "EC believes that this particular policy proposal has no fee
> implication".  I can't tell you what the decision will be simply because
> the EC has not formally discussed it yet.  You were not at the NIR SIG
> meeting so you didn't know there was heated discussion on this topic and
> some EC members did voice out serious concerns then.  But I guess you
> understand that it is totally inappropriate for EC to stop this kind of
> proposal to go through the process.  Anyway, I can assure you that the EC
> is very very concerned about the overall financials of APNIC and your
> comments will be seriously considered when the EC makes decision on it.
>
> Hope that it is clear.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Che-Hoo
>
> --- Stephan Millet <stephan@telstra.net> wrote:
> > Che-Hoo
> >
> > Thank you for this clarification, however I am deeply disappointed with
> > your response. I had thought that it was established practice for the
> > EC to refer all policy proposals with membership fee implications
> > to a formal membership vote, and I wonder how the EC believes
> > that this particular policy proposal has no fee implication, when its
> > entirely all about membership fees.
> >
> > In this case I do not see that it is reasonable for the EC to make a
> > decision on behalf of the entire APNIC member community when it
> > has obvious financial implications for all APNIC members. Accordingly,
> > I would like to request that the EC pass this proposed policy to
> > a formal membership vote, using the online My-APNIC voting
> > mechanism as well as an on-site vote at the next APNIC members'
> > meeting. That way all the members of APNIC can express their
> > preferences on this proposal.
> >
> > Do other members of APNIC share this perspective of passing this
> > proposal to a membership vote?
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Stephan Millet
> >