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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I certainly think that ARIN's charter is consistent with the deployment of IPv6 addresses AND I think it can make efforts to educate the industry in their viewpoint on the matter and 'push' people toward the use of new(er) protocol numbers.... I see this similarly to that of 2 vs 4 byte ASNs issue and policy.<BR>
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All that can come to pass.....given that those who take such positions, make such proposals and that the industry finds consensus in those proposals. <BR>
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Then, if the minority is of the opinion that ARIN over-reaches, then they sue....<BR>
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Seems to me that's the way of things in general.<BR>
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Bill Darte<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: ppml-bounces@arin.net on behalf of John Paul Morrison<BR>
Sent: Mon 5/14/2007 3:16 PM<BR>
To: Randy Bush<BR>
Cc: ppml@arin.net<BR>
Subject: Re: [ppml] Policy Proposal: IPv4 Soft Landing<BR>
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It certainly seems ARIN's articles of incorporation are worded broadly<BR>
enough to do this:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/artic_incorp.pdf">http://www.arin.net/about_us/corp_docs/artic_incorp.pdf</A><BR>
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Article 7 (6) "to promote and facilitate the expansion, development,<BR>
and growth of the infrastructure of the internet for the general public<BR>
and members by any means consistent with the public interest through<BR>
other activities, including, but not limited to,..."<BR>
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I don't know if there are any amendments to this article, or what legal<BR>
footing ARIN is with respect to taking an active stance<BR>
in managing the transition.<BR>
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Randy Bush wrote:<BR>
> > If ARIN is going to do something to replace IPv4 with IPv6<BR>
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> this is in arin's charter?<BR>
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> randy<BR>
> <BR>
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