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>>> Can someone shed some light for me on the ARIN meetings? I >>> guess I want to know if it worth attending? >> >> wanna watch sausage being made? but the arin sausage factory >> has become far less scary than apnic's or ripe's, by a long >> shot. > > In either case, the ARIN process is generally pretty open. They > have always been receptive to member input and, although it does > have a slight resemblance to the legislative process, it's a lot > closer to Pavetti Meats (local sausage maker in the town I grew > up in) than to Oscar Mayer. > > I have always found the meet interesting and worth attending, but > I'll take the aroma of good Italian sausage if I have to make a > choice. :-) indeed. my intent was to characterize the process and to compliment it. arin has come a loooong way; much credit to ray plzak. process at the intersection of policy and technology is difficult. openness is important, but so is prudent engineering. arin has found a far better balance than some other notable rirs. randy
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