[arin-ppml] Feedback on ARIN 53 question on micro-allocations for IXPs

[Fernando Frediani]

Bill, you are completely mixing up the things I guess. I am not talking 
about 'dangers' but focusing on diversion of intent of what a special 
pool was meant for just because a convenience. Don't understand why you 
are insisting on this danger point and asking for prove something that 
is not what is being put. Please re-read last 2 messages and focus on 
the points about avoiding using special pool addresses for a propose 
that was not meant for just because for a particular scenario is 
convenient (IPv4 exhaustion).
I am not saying on any of them that something should or should not 
happen because of a 'danger' but simply that the usage for these 
addresses should stay well disciplined for its main propose - support 
the emergence of IXPs by giving them addresses to use with their 
internal infrastructure and to connect members in the LAN.

Regards

On 22/04/2024 03:35, Bill Woodcock wrote:
>> On Apr 22, 2024, at 08:04, Fernando Frediani<fhfrediani at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> …A convenience to divert the pool to supply addresses and support the emergence of IXPs with allowing them to act as RIRs and supply addresses to third parties.
> I agree that that is a hypothetical danger.  There are lots of hypothetical dangers.  You’re proposing that we all collectively foot a cost to prevent a hypothetical danger.  Some hypothetical dangers are so potentially calamitous or so likely to be realized that expenditure of resources, time, or money to prevent them is well-warranted.
>
> You have not demonstrated that this is imminent, likely, or calamitous.
>
> If you wish to take a try at doing so, I’m sure we’d all be willing to consider any argument you might put forward.
>
> But you have not yet put forward any such argument.  “Because someone could” is not an argument.
>
>                                  -Bill
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