[bcop] Community statement

Sander Steffann <sander at steffann.nl> writes:
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> It is important to realise that there isn't any IPv4 space left; the
> RIPE NCC has a small reserve so new members can get a /22 so they can
> start up a business, to bootstrap and to communicate with the legacy
> Internet. But this is not something anybody can build their future
> on. The only way to survive in the future is to implement IPv6 from
> the start. It is possible to build IPv6 networks today and have
> transition mechanisms to IPv4, and that is the only sustainable way
> forward.
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> Please let me know if this is ok.

Yes, it is ok with me. I might suggest adding a sentence:

    ... can built their future on. It is not sustainable to build an
    IPv4-only network today. The only way to survive ...

Mainly to introduce the word "sustainable" which is a keyword for the
audience that I am thinking about.

Best,
-w