[address-policy-wg] 2015-01 Draft Document and Impact Analysis Published (Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations)

Hi Sasha,

> A LIR now joining the RIPE NCC has no way of determining what the
> "spirit" of a policy is. (bar, perhaps, reading all apwg
> discussions leading to it) The letter of the document is all that
> counts and IPRAs can't make determinations based on the "spirit"
> either, otherwise this proposal would not be necessary.
> So, yes, an assumption that one can join the NCC now and get a
> /22 with the intent to "sell" it is reasonable.

The policy actually says that "The LIR must confirm it will make assignment(s) from the allocation". See https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-643#51. This is not the case if the intent is to sell the prefix.

Cheers,
Sander