[ppml] Policy Proposal: IPv4 Soft Landing

[michael.dillon at bt.com]

> > Where is the graphical timeline for this proposal?
> 
> Graphics are a bit challenging to reproduce in ASCII.  However, I'll
> see what I can do.

Please, not ASCII!

 
> > I know that the policy must be written purely in prose, however the
> > rationale can and should include other material when trying to
explain
> > something as complex as this proposal.
> 
> This may point to a flaw in the way policy proposals are published.

Or maybe not everyone remembers precedents. Three years ago I proposed a
policy which required something more than prose to explain the
rationale. ARIN added a page to the website to hold some PERL source
code, a couple of spreadsheets and an extended explanation. Here is the
proposal with a link way down at the bottom of the page:
http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/2004_2.html

I would hate to see ASCII diagrams or tables that depend on fixed-width
fonts. But anything that is generally seen on a 21st century web page
would be fine with me.

Even if you disagree with Geoff's analysis (and his is not the only
one), it still would be useful to show some graphs with your key policy
dates superimposed on them. Or, if you think you have a better analysis
than Geoff, then please show us your graph.

--Michael Dillon