> > > > If RIPE runs out of IPv4 sooner it will not help switching to v6 faster. > It only means that the new entrants will have to buy the resources from > the market at prices which will be obviously higher. >
And what will happen if we run out of IPv4 later? People have to pay a lot of money while there are a lot of unused IPs in the world. Don't you think that's a good business for those got a lot of IPs and didn't use them? > > Iran is a good example, as a country can be considered a relatively new > entrant. What has happened over there ? 0.05% IPv6 adoption rate > according to google stats and Iran is the #1 importing country of IPv4 > resources. > This is exactly why I'm supporting this proposal. Most of you have no idea about how bad the situation is in Iran. They need IP more than every country and they can't have even ONE IPv6. Even they can't buy IP from outside of country because of sanctions. > > I don't understand why there's still this confusion that if RIPE's pool > will be empty, many think there will be no more IPv4 available and > everyone will go the next day to IPv6. It's totally wrong. > > I agree with you but at least makes it faster. -- Shahin Gharghi
