On Apr 2, 2010, at 2:16 PM, Chris Grundemann wrote: > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 15:01, Jeroen van Aart <jer...@mompl.net> wrote: >> I am curious. Once we're nearing exhausting all IPv4 space will there ever >> come a time to ask/demand/force returning all these legacy /8 allocations? > <snip> > > Legacy vs RIR allocated/assigned space is not a proper distinction, > in-use vs not-in-use is a much better defining line for this debate. > True, but...
> Folks have been asked to return unused space for quite some time now, > see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1917. > Also true. > Unless/until governments get involved, there is no one to demand or > force the return of any space. If that happens, we likely all lose. > This is where Legacy vs. RIR becomes meaningful. Legacy holders have no contractual obligation to return unused space. RIR recipients, on the other hand, do. Owen
