[ppml] IPv6 assignment - proposal for change to nrpm

[bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 11:17:51AM -0400, Edward Lewis wrote:
> At 20:58 -0600 10/22/07, John Osmon wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure of your wording.  Address run-out to me simply means 
> being out of addresses (for the situation).
> 
> >If we play towards the router implementations, aren't we setting
> >routing policy de facto?
> 
> It should be vice versa.  Policy ought to maximize the public good, 
> which means reflecting the realities of operations, balanced against 
> developing an unfair playing field.  As can be imagined, there are 
> local and global "maxima" at play in a complex game, policy should 
> try to get to the global maxima.
> 
> If that means that the policies are seen as impacting the routing 
> policy, there's some influence.  But I hope the reverse influence is 
> greater - that the policies drawn up are based on operational reality.
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> Edward Lewis                                                +1-571-434-5468

	but there is no hegonomy in operational scope... is there?

--bill