Presented by FilizYilma in Address Policy WG at RIPE 60, Prague

1. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Authorship of RIPE Policy
Documents
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2. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Consistency in References
• RIPE community develops policies
• But...
• When it comes to “documenting”
- Proposers are set as authors
- But not always...
• Average RIPE citizen makes wording
suggestions too
• Authors list is growing
• Some policies changed
- Those who proposed them are still listed as author
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3. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Suggestion
• Refer to “RIPE” at the top
• All proposers are contributers
- Acknowledgement in the document at end
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4. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Heads-up to proposers
• Proposals published on RIPE website
• They are for the “benefit” of the community
• No economic rights attached
• No right to restrict access to proposals published
• What is accepted at a time can change later
• Their contribution will be noted in resulting RIPE
documentation
• Proposals and RIPE documentation are
available to all, without any prior permission
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5. RIPE Network Coordination Centre
Feedback?
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