[ppml] IPv4 Soft Landing - Discussion and Support/Non-Support Requested

[David Williamson]

I think the IPv4 Soft Landing proposal is the least objectionable of
the array of similar proposals.  That said, I'm still on the fence in
terms of support.  I'm not yet convinced that there's a need to "ease"
the transition.  My crystal ball is very fuzzy on that topic - current
policy isn't horribly broken for IPv4.  Once it runs out, it runs out.
Does it matter if that happens slower as a result of policy changes?

We need to get onto IPv6 sooner, rather than later, but I'm not sure
how related that is to IPv4 runout.  It's clear that running out will
trigger much more interest in v6.  I'm more inclined to push for more
education about how to use v6 and the impending doom for v4, and let
the community do the right thing from there.  Again, that doesn't
involve policy changes.

To answer Bill's original question, I think I don't support any of
these proposals at this time, but I'm not yet firm on that decision.
If someone convinces me that we do need to change policy, I think I
would support this proposal over the other similar ones.

-David

On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 02:48:53PM -0700, Scott Leibrand wrote:
> As mentioned before, I support the IPv4 Soft Landing proposal.  I think 
> it strikes a good balance, not significantly impairing networks' ability 
> to obtain IPv4 space, but at the same time encouraging/requiring 
> adoption of IPv6 where appropriate, thereby reducing demand for 
> remaining IPv4 space.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> Bill Darte wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >  
> >
> > As shepherd of the ARIN Policy Proposal: IPv4 Soft Landing, I would 
> > like to ask the community to once again consider this proposal in 
> > advance of the Albuquerque Public Policy and Membership Meetings 
> > (http://www.arin.net/ARIN-XX/index.html) and voice support or 
> > non-support for this proposal with concise reasoning. More information 
> > about this proposal and other active proposals can be found at 
> > http://www.arin.net/policy/proposals/proposal_archive.html
> >
> >  
> >
> > Such an effort will refresh this discussion and perhaps air more 
> > recently conceived viewpoints.  It will also aid the Advisory Council 
> > in their efforts to assess industry consensus about this proposal.
> >
> >  
> >
> > Thank you for your interest and involvement in the ARIN Internet 
> > Resource Policy Evaluation Process (IRPEP).  More information about 
> > IRPEP can be found at http://www.arin.net/policy/irpep.html
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> > Bill Darte
> >
> > ARIN Advisory Council
> >
> >  
> >
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