Hi, On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:38:39PM +0100, Stefan Schiele wrote: > I don't consider this argument as being addressed by simply asking the > RIPE NCC to send out clear signals that IPv6 is important. There is a > difference between being forced to request an IPv6 allocation to receive > IPv4 space from the final /8 and the RIPE NCC sending out some signals > regarding IPv6.
It is, but I have to make a decision how to go ahead if many members of
the community support the proposal, while a single argument is brought
in opposition - "stop the proposal" (which would mean "nothing gets
anywhere, ever") or "understand the concerns and find a way that will
at least bring some compromise".
[..]
> The proposed policy change will speed up the shortage of IPv4 space; and
> therefore I still strongly oppose this proposal.
It will not - people who want the last /22 for speculation can have it
today perfectly fine. Forcing them to take a (free) /32 with it will
not make them more conservative - it sends a message ("hey! think of IPv6!")
and we can convey that message in other ways, too.
> By the way, this proposal would increase prices on the IPv4 transfer
> market (due to it speeding up the shortening of the free IPv4 address
> space); and that is generally nothing that's good for the community, either.
This is handwaving based on assumptions...
Anyway, there is a group working on a proposal to prevent exactly this:
speculation with the last /22 allocations ("open LIR, grab /22, sell it,
close LIR, open new LIR, ..."). The policy proposal discussed here has
really no influence on people that want to speculate - nothing stops them
form accepting the free /32 together with the /22, sell the /22, return
the /32, and close the LIR...
Gert Doering
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