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Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology]
From: Andy Davidson <andy () nosignal org>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:27:55 +0000
On 23 Jan 2008, at 17:24, Paul Vixie wrote:
andy () nosignal org (Andy Davidson) writes:according to <http://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/budget.html> for 2007 and <http://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/annual/2006_audited_financials.pdf >People pay the RIRs. The RIRs spend money on parties for network operators. ...for 2006 and 2005, ARIN's expenses are mostly unrelated to partying.
After fielding plenty of offlist mail - I'm sorry that my tongue in cheek comments caused some raised eyebrows; it was a non-serious suggestion for how the RIRs could spend an imaginary windfall, not a comment that they spend too much on socials. I recognise the value of conferencing, and the importance of injecting some socials at conference events since it's really good opportunity for delegates to spend time talking to others in the industry.
Andy
Current thread:
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology], (continued)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] David Barak (Jan 21)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Patrick W. Gilmore (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Joe Greco (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] William Herrin (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Bill Woodcock (Jan 22)
- RE: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] andrew2 (Jan 22)
- RE: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Michael K. Smith - Adhost (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Andy Davidson (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Mikael Abrahamsson (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Paul Vixie (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Andy Davidson (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Jon Lewis (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] William Herrin (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] William Herrin (Jan 21)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Jon Lewis (Jan 21)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Joe Abley (Jan 20)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Jeff McAdams (Jan 20)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Matt Palmer (Jan 20)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Adrian Chadd (Jan 20)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Leigh Porter (Jan 17)