[address-policy-wg] 2016-03 Discussion Period extended until 15 July 2016 (Locking Down the Final /8 Policy)

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 07:32:50PM +0200, Stefan Prager wrote:
> People currently need IPv4 resources to run a business. They don't need IPv6
> resources yet and won't be requiring IPv6 resources for the foreseeable future
> either. A business is required to take the necessary steps to secure their
> survival and let me assure you they will do just that, just as any business
> should.
> 

Is this RIPE role to make your business sustainable ?
I mean, if I had a transportation business I know I will have to buy gas on the
market to have my business run. Even if the truck came with a filled tank when I
bought/leased it. Whatever the market price is.  Even if my competitors reserved
litre of gas in when the price was low.

Being a business manager myself, the first thing I learned is that
market/competition/rules might change anytime and I have to adapt for survival.
As of today, IPv4 from RIPE NCC is reserved for newer entrants, just like your
startup might benefit from tax exemption, access to business incubator or any
other advantage in its early-stage and only in the early-stage.
Plenty of IPv4 is available on market. Go there with your wallet if you need
more.

Denis