[arin-ppml] Semi-serious proposal to start 2011

[Martin Hannigan]

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Kevin Kargel <kkargel at polartel.com> wrote:
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Kevin,

With all due respect you're not saying anything substantive. There
already is a market and it is already leagues ahead with respect to
"artificial cost". Attempts to micro-manage ARIN's last 5 /8
equivalents in the interest of keeping "all" members costs low as we
move to transition is required as stewards. Most of the "micro
management" has already transpired and unfortunately benefits a narrow
band of the ARIN membership.

The job with respect to transition is not done just because v4
addresses have exhausted. If you want to see a market develop that is
going to hurt all of us, assuming that we're done is the best way to
insure that.

Best,

-M<