[address-policy-wg] 2015-05 Discussion Period extended until 13 May 2016 (Last /8 Allocation Criteria Revision)

* Riccardo Gori

> Thank you to all old LIRs that didn't request their last /22 so I had 
> the oportunity to request for it early Jan/2015.

Marco estimated that the pool would last for around five years under
the current policy[1]. For the sake of the argument, let's assume he's
spot on, to the exact day.

[1] https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/address-policy-wg/2016-May/011247.html

That means that on the 11th of May 2021, a new entrant will receive the
very last /22. That last entrant could then be - like you - thanking
the "old LIRs" - yours included - for showing restraint in not passing
2015-05, giving him the opportunity to request and receive his /22.

If on the other hand 2015-05 passes, that /22 would obviously no longer
be available for allocation on the 11th of May 2021. An (at that point
in time) "old LIR" - maybe yours - would instead have received it as an
additional allocation under the 2015-05 policy. The new entrant
certaintly wouldn't be thanking anyone for their selflessness.

Tore