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