[arin-discuss] Suggestion 2010.1 -- Initial Fee Waiver for IPv6 assignments to LRSA signatories

[Leo Bicknell]

In a message written on Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 08:26:36AM -0800, Owen DeLong wrote:
> > I have a lot of trouble giving anyone with 64 devices a cost free
> > slot in the DFZ.
> > 
> But they already have one in IPv4 and are allowed to keep it without
> paying even annual fees to ARIN if they choose not to sign the LRSA.

This is giving them a new slot, in the IPv6 DFZ.

Now, if you wanted to propose a program where an IPv4 legacy holder
could return their IPv4 block to the free pool in exchange for
getting an IPv6 block, then there might be enough benefit to community
to make a fee waver a good idea.

> However, if you really think this won't make a difference, then, why
> are you so convinced it will do harm?

I already said in my last message, I don't think it's fair to ask
all other ARIN fee payers to subsidize a legacy holder getting an
IPv6 block.  The staff time to review the request is not free.  I
think the rest of ARIN has already been giving them a free ride for
way too long, and the last thing we need to do is extend that in
new directions.

What is in this proposal for all the people who've been paying fees for
the last 10 years, and paid their $1250 to get IPv6?  You just said it
wasn't to expand IPv6 development, so what does everyone else get out of
this?  A warm fuzzy feeling?

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