[arin-ppml] About needs basis in 8.3 transfers

[Joe Provo]

On Wed, Jun 04, 2014 at 04:25:12PM -0700, Owen DeLong wrote:
> > 
> > Matthew Kaufman
> > 
> > ps. I'd also note that "policy that expresses the general intent of the community" may in fact *be* policy that lets post-runout transfers be performed without a needs test, as "the community" consists of a lot more than "Owen?.
> 
> Indeed, it does. However, many people have also repeatedly stood
> up in defense of needs basis, so singling me out as if I am the
> lone supporter of preserving needs basis is as specious as many of
> your other arguments.

Speaking for myself here on PPML as I've done since the list got spun 
up, I can shockingly say "I agree with Owen".  

See the PPC transcript for what I and my colleagues had to say about 
the proposal, which was amusingly based on an utterly false problem
statement.

If we need to streamline the needs evaluation, that's a different 
kettle of fish. Throwing it out is a mistake.


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