[address-policy-wg] 2015-05

So it would be ok to sell as long as you don't make a living out of it :)

The idea was that you can't just forbid the wave to hit you. Nobody can
control the entire community and decide what will happen. RIPE
(community) has decided to allow transfers as it would help ease the
pain on those who really need IPv4 resources.

Do you think that UK's DWP would have ever given resources from their /8
to the community if there were no millions to make out of it ? Maybe
some would be willing to give the IPs back to the community but usually
there are some internal costs to release them.

And if you are refering to brokers like me, we are only intermediating
transactions, most of us are just creating links between buyers and
sellers and assist them to properly complete the transactions. Yes we
are making a living out of it but it's for the benefit of both seller
and buyer and we don't make the decisions on their behalf.


On 10/21/2015 2:40 PM, Netskin NOC wrote:
> Am 21.10.2015 um 13:34 schrieb Randy Bush:
>>> Transfer/ selling of ipv4 space should simply be forbidden.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_waves
>>
> 
> Most probably only for those who make a living out of this transfer business ;)
> 
> Corin
>