[arin-ppml] Q1 - ARIN address transfer policy: why the trigger date?

[Tom Vest]

On Jun 20, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Paul Vixie wrote:

>>> isn't this inevitable in times of shortage, ...
>
>> I don't accept your premise that a market is inevitable.
>
> what else have you ever seen humans do in times of shortage?  you  
> have all of
> recorded human history to draw from.  show us some alternatives.

Sometimes they perceive a better possibility on the far side of that  
"shortage", and being uncertain that a random walk (competitive  
marathon?) of diverse individuals with unequal capacities, diverse  
motives, and imperfect information will ever get them there -- and  
rather than risk the possibility of never making it across, they  
decide to embark on a collaborative, cooperative effort.

Examples:
The Marshall Plan
European Monetary Union
The last addressing & routing crisis

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