[address-policy-wg] global coordination (was: 2012-01)

Personally, I don't think we need global policy to allow for the transfer of IPv4 number resources between organizations in different RIRs' service regions. The policies recently adopted in APNIC and ARIN, which set conditions under which such transfers are allowed, will likely prove sufficient IMO. If organizations in the RIPE, LACNIC, or AfriNIC region would like to allow such transfers with organizations in the APNIC and ARIN regions, they are welcome to propose similar policy in their regions. 

I have no particular opposition to trying to put together a global policy along the lines proposed, but I don't think it's the most effective way to accomplish what will likely be needed. IMO there are enough differences in the different regions' situations that coordinating regional policies between only those regions that wish to engage in interregional transfers is likely to be much easier to achieve. 

Scott

On Apr 14, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:

>> As has been noted, there already is a successfully working process for 
>> submission of global policies in the Internet number registry system  
> 
> is this a feature or a bug?  to some of us, who think the rirs should be
> more bookkeepers than regulators, your endlessly repeated statement of
> come make more frelling regulation under the rir umbrella is quite far
> from enticing.
> 
> randy
>