[address-policy-wg] 2015-05 New Policy Proposal (Revision of Last /8 Allocation Criteria)

> 3. An equivalent of a /22 allocation can be requested every 18 months
> from the moment of the last allocation if the following conditions are
> met:
>     1. The LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address space out of its registry.

Is this to be interpreted as:

a) the LIR has not transferred any IPv4 address space out of its registry

or

b) the LIR has not registered any IPv4 address space transfer out of its
registry?

Option b is enforceable but largely pointless.

Option a is unenforceable because if the LIR chooses not to register the
transfer, then there is no way for the RIPE NCC to conclusively prove that
a transfer has happened and thus to deny the new allocation.

This proposal as it stands will put selective pressure on LIRs to implement
hidden transfer agreements and then to tell lies to the RIPE NCC in order
to justify getting more IP address space.  This is not good stewardship of
resources.

Nick