[address-policy-wg] A comment on 2008-03 & 2007-09

Randy Bush wrote:
>> I see 2008-03 as an exercise in fairness, a way to evenly distribute
>> the last few /8s, rather than reaching a point where, particularly,
>> AfriNIC and LACNIC need more addresses and find there to be none.
> 
> more than that, it is an exercise in planning.  an rir can count on
> having one last /8 instead of hitting the wall in surprise when their
> sibling got there ten minutes prior.

A lesson in not writing emails when one is in a hurry somewhere.  The
comment on it being equally an exercise in planning was lost in the
editing process.  I fully agree with you.

>> However it strikes me that this policy is completely incompatible
>> with 2007-09.
> 
> this is not an accident.  the author of -9 is in extreme opposition to
> -3 and has crafted -9 to very intentionally nullify and circumvent -3.
> 
> it is notable that -3 got massive support in the arin meeting, and is
> generally supported in the other regions though not yet passed, and -9
> has been pretty much rejected worldwide.

Then I was veering into stating the obvious, but it was not something
I had seen stated fully before.  Thanks for the additional background.

Brian.