On 02/03/2011 11:41 AM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote:
I'm not inclined to believe that ARIN members will collectively agree on anything significant, so the policy process is a lot like U.S. government (not a lot getting done).
ARIN members don't make binding votes on individual policy actions, they elect the Advisory Council and Board of ARIN. ARIN solicits policy proposals and takes feedback and general counts of yea and nay votes for those proposals before deciding whether to adopt them. All of this is documented: https://www.arin.net/participate/how_to_participate.html It's true a lot of policy proposal never get out of the discussion phase, but they're posted to the PPML and anyone can discuss their reasons for support or opposition, propose improvements and work to get the policy into a state where the AC will bring it under review. This process is far more open than that of the US Government. -- Kevin Stange Chief Technology Officer Steadfast Networks http://steadfast.net Phone: 312-602-2689 ext. 203 | Fax: 312-602-2688 | Cell: 312-320-5867