[PDB Gov] Risk of excessive DE-CIX influence on PeeringDB

[Martin Hannigan]

It’s not about the individuals. It’s about the organization and safeguarding it.

There’s not much we can do this election.

Other than choose to only vote for one, not both or vote for neither.

Tks,

-M<


Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: Pdb-gov <pdb-gov-bounces at lists.peeringdb.com> on behalf of Ankesh Anand via Pdb-gov <pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 5:44:22 AM
To: Sylvain BAYA <abscoco at gmail.com>
Cc: Chris Caputo <ccaputo at alt.net>; Chris Caputo <ccaputo-dated-1786559714.abbdbd at alt.net>; Arnold Nipper <arnold at peeringdb.com>; pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com <pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com>
Subject: Re: [PDB Gov] Risk of excessive DE-CIX influence on PeeringDB

I don't see a conflict here. Both candidates have been invested in PeeringDB & the internet community in general for a very long time. Declaring conflict & letting the voters choose would be a logical choice here.

Although if something pertaining to DE-CIX comes for PDB board review, there is an exemption of both directors to prevent influence. This is already laid out in Conflict<https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2015-12-08_PeeringDB_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf> of Interest policy<https://docs.peeringdb.com/gov/legaldocs/2015-12-08_PeeringDB_Conflict_of_Interest_Policy.pdf> which seems good enough for this case.
‌
- Ankesh

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM Sylvain BAYA via Pdb-gov <pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com<mailto:pdb-gov at lists.peeringdb.com>> wrote:
Le 14/04/2026 à 19:35, Chris Caputo via Pdb-gov a écrit :

On Tue, 14 Apr 2026, Yolandi Cloete wrote:


Alternatively for this round of voting,* if it so happens *that the two of
us are the top two voted candidates, we could hold a second round of voting
in which members vote for only one of us. The second seat should be awarded
to the third‑highest‑voted candidate.


Without restarting it completely, the election process conducted by
PeeringDB can't really be altered while it is underway.



Hi Chris,
Thanks for this precision, brother.


That said, if neither you nor Arnold will withdraw from this election, one
or both of you could make a public commitment



Please can you explain what's the rule you are
invoking while *likely* imposing this?


that if both elected, one of you will not accept the election and thus defer to the next ranked choice
candidate.



One should be free to do this.


Are you Yolandi willing to make that commitment?

Is Arnold?



...no unneeded pressure, please!

Shalom,
--sb.


Chris

--

Best Regards !

baya.sylvain [AT cmNOG DOT cm] |
cmNOG's Structure<https://www.cmnog.cm/dokuwiki/Structure> | CAMIX's Website<https://www.camix.cm/> | Douala-IX's Looking Glass<https://tools.std.douala-ix.net/lg> |
cmNOG's Surveys<https://survey2.cmnog.cm/> | Subscribe to cmNOG's Mailing List<https://lists.cmnog.cm/mailman/listinfo/cmnog> |
__
#LASAINTEBIBLE|#Ephésiens5:18,15-21«[...] 18 Et ne vous enivrez pas de vin, en quoi il y a de la dissolution; mais soyez remplis de l'Esprit, [...]»
‬#LASAINTEBIBLE|#Hébreux13:9,5-15«[...] 9 Ne soyez pas seduits par des doctrines diverses et etrangeres, car il est bon que le coeur soit affermi par la grace, non par les viandes, lesquels n'ont pas profite à ceux qui y ont marche. [...]»
#AMEN,#Maranatha,#MerciJÉSUS! #‎MaPrière‬ est que tu naisses de nouveau.#Chrétiennement

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.peeringdb.com/pipermail/pdb-gov/attachments/20260415/a3bab0bd/attachment-0001.htm>