Re: [sig-policy] prop-103-v001: A Final IP Address Policy Proposal

To: Shin SHIRAHATA <null at null dot nu>
Subject: Re: [sig-policy] prop-103-v001: A Final IP Address Policy Proposal
From: Randy Bush <randy at psg dot com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:36:27 +0900
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> closed to general public.

does the general public come to apnic meetings?  apnic meetings are
filled by the existing incumbent providers who pass rules such as
'minimum demonstrated need' which are barriers to new entrants.

> Once policy forum is closed, I think the APNIC EC's role will 
> be similar to ITU-T's TSAG. It seems to be only EC can decide 
> what topic will be discussed or not. 

do you realize that the EC must approve every policy now?  that the
policy sig chairs consult the ec and secretariat before even allowing a
policy to be discussed?  hint: they took almost two weeks to decide if
this proposal would be allowed and it almost was not.

randy