[address-policy-wg] The final /8 policy proposals, part 2

On Jul 7, 2009, at 1:33 AM, Randy Bush wrote:

>>>> Transfers from whom ? The /24 they are going to get for
>>>> 1,000,000,000,000,000 dollar from an "old company" ?
>>> is this the arin list ...
>
>> Let me be more clear. I personally don't think address transfers will
>> save the world, sharing is difficult for most people, let alone if  
>> the
>> resource in question is getting more and more scarce.
>
> i doubt many people think transfers will save the ipv4 internet, let
> alone the world.  imiho, they are a small thing that can be done to  
> make
> dealing with the self-inflited disaster a bit more flexible.  and  
> making
> them easy and open will improve the quality of our registration data.

Absolutely true, if they do take place it should be clear what's  
transfered and under what conditions. But I don't think there will be  
much addresses to be transferred as a start.

>
>> Maybe it's just me, but transfers with or without money will probably
>> not meet any of the fairness requirements we might come up with and I
>> do think for the sake of it all we might want to try and keep it a
>> level playing field as long as we can to prevent the worst case
>> scenario of a netsplit.
>
> perhaps it is my bad memory, but i have not heard anyone say that
> transfer will be particularly fair.  i believe the proposals under
> discussion are meant to address that.
>
> i was particularly objection to your hyperbole on the likely price  
> of a
> /24.

The number of zero's I put in might be a bit big. On the other hand  
anything can happen, tulip bulbs once also cost a fortune.

MarcoH