On 15.06.2016 21:14, Seth Mattinen wrote: > On 6/15/16 05:37, Mike Hammett wrote: >> I agree that the SIX is a fine organization, but the framework of >> the organization has little to do with the members getting screwed >> over. A non-profit donation-based IX that doesn't produce results >> could be screwing its "customers" over more than a MRC-based >> for-profit IX that does produce. > > > An IX just needs to "produce" a layer 2 peering fabric. That's not a > tall order to get results from. Anything beyond that is extra fluff. > Some people want to pay more for the fluff, some don't. >
This is a *common* misunderstanding. The by far easiest part of running a successful IXP is the technical part. The more challenging is to build a community around it. And that's purely non technical and involves a lot of *social* networking and bringing people together. btdt Arnold -- Arnold Nipper email: arn...@nipper.de phone: +49 6224 5593407 2 mobile: +49 172 2650958 fax: +49 6224 5593407 9
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