[address-policy-wg] the cost of PI space

On 15 Apr 2011, at 12:04, Michiel Klaver wrote:

> Not everything on the internet is a bussiness with needs and a large  
> bag of cash. Please also consider the non-profit organisations with  
> valid reasons of running their own PI network.

If an organisation like that can't afford a few hundred euro for  
addresses and an ASN, it probably can't afford any money for servers  
or routers or connectivity or co-lo space or software or a system/ 
network admin, or lawyers to review contracts, etc, etc. These things  
are all unavoidable costs of doing business on the interweb, even for  
non-profits.

Supporting (under-funded) public benefit organisations is all well and  
good. But is it fair to expect the NCC membership to pick up the bill?  
It doesn't seem right to push costs I can't or won't or don't like to  
pay on to someone else. Though it is of course lovely for me if I can  
manipulate the system to decide how your money gets spent in ways for  
my benefit. Nice work if you can get it...