[address-policy-wg] The final /8 policy proposals, part 3.1

> > ???
> > After RIPE runs out of IP addresses, we might be seen as 
> > anti-competitive?
> 
> I was thinking about making sure that new companies can have 
> a few IPv4 addresses to be able to talk to the IPv4-only 
> world. If we do that, then nobody can complain. If they think 
> they don't have enough addresses, well, so has the rest of 
> the world. If they can't get any IPv4 addresses at all this 
> might be perceived as unfair or anti-competitive.

Fair enough. However this could be solved by the market if
some ISPs offer v4-to-v6 gateway services to customers whose
networks are pure v6. In the USA, I know of two hosting companies
who are working on virtual machine services which will be able t
import an existing IPv4 host and run it virtually with v6 connectivity
because the v4-to-v6 gateway services are all handled by the
container operating system. We are likely to see a number of
services that offer to assist companies through the transition.

The IPv6 transition will likely provide a small boost to the 
overall economy at a time when the economy needs all the help
that it can get.

--Michael Dillon