RIPE, High Fees and Cronyism

[davidk at ISI.EDU]

Randy,

> Randy Bush writes :
>
> >  Anyway, even at the correct rates, RIPE is still cheaper. $4200
> > as opposed to $5k.
>
> Yes, but the lesson is that the new calculation does not support the
> black helicopter theories very well.  Also, it is instructive to note
> that these are RIPE's new rates, which have been lowered from the old
> start-up phase rates as income and costs stabilized.

Don't forget the legal fees. RIPE still hasn't a legal department (I
know, domain names tend to attract more lawyers then IPs).

> And I have ridden in Daniel's car, and it is not a Mercedes; though
> David's bike did look pretty fancy.  And Geert Jan's five year old
> DELL laptoy was probably financed with blood money from the small
> innocent ISPs and probably has unfolding propellers and a gun mount.

You forgot that RIPE even owned a corporate bike (oops, I should not have
mentioned this is one, it's one of RIPEs better kept secrets),

David K.
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