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Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation
From: Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:56:53 -0700
I regret the true human cost that Mark pointed out, yet I am fascinated by the case and the arguments on both sides. The court will have their work cut out for them.That human cost came not from disagreement on the policies and contract provisions, but from a vengeful action of financial bullying.
Not to put too fine a point on this, but what human cost? There were exactly 3 employees that AFRINIC wasn’t able to pay in July, including the CEO (who is one of the major protagonists in creating this problem in the first place). I don’t know who the other two were. Everyone else got paid for July. AFRINIC has received clearance of enough money to cover their normal expenses for August and September. As such, there shouldn’t be any problems with salaries or “human cost” in those months. Hopefully given that reprieve, cooler heads at AFRINIC can prevail and some form of settlement can be achieved before they run out of money from that reprieve.
I saw my quota of questionable court decisions to automatically agree with whatever is decided in this case, even if CI loses, but the arguments from both sides will indeed be very interesting and useful to close out loopholes in the system.
Only if they are ever able to be made public, which is a little iffy given the Mauritian court system. It may well be that only the final ruling is able to be made public. Owen
Current thread:
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation, (continued)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Noah (Aug 30)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 30)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Rubens Kuhl (Aug 30)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 30)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Jon Lewis (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Sabri Berisha (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Rubens Kuhl (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Sabri Berisha (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Rubens Kuhl (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Jon Lewis (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Christopher Morrow (Aug 30)
- Operational need for IP address space (Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation) John Curran (Aug 31)
- Re: Operational need for IP address space (Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation) Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 31)
- Re: Operational need for IP address space (Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation) John Curran (Aug 31)
- Re: Operational need for IP address space (Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation) Owen DeLong via NANOG (Aug 31)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Mark Tinka (Aug 30)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Rubens Kuhl (Aug 30)
- Re: An update on the AfriNIC situation Sabri Berisha (Aug 30)