Fwd: Re: [address-policy-wg] Policy proposal 2009-01

On Wed, 2010-04-14 at 11:07 +0200, Axel Pawlik wrote:
> On 14/04/2010 09:48, bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com wrote:
> >   I believe you are correct Carlos. (1.) would potentially move
> >   legacy IPv4 resource into the ARIN region from everywhere else
> >   in the world. (*)
> 
> Just a clarification...
> 
> As this is a global policy proposal, all RIR regions would have to
> be in agreement for it to be implemented. In that case, yes, resources
> returned to IANA would later be re-allocated, possibly to other
> regions than they came from.

But at least in an even handed way.

> As things stand today, with the ARIN community having agreed
> on a different text than the other RIRs' communities, this proposal
> fails as a global policy; which means that it will not be implemented.

Yes, I think I made this point clear in my original email. The policy,
as a global policy, is doomed anyway. What I am trying to ascertain is
how we tidy up the chairs and put the lights out in the RIPE region.

Nigel