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On 25-Sep-15 12:48, Steven Ryerse wrote:<br>
<span style="white-space: pre;">> Owens comment from below:
>
> “2. To the extent that there is supply, anyone who needs addresses
> can get them already. Needs-based evaluation does not prevent those
> with need from getting addresses… It prevents those without need from
> getting them.”
>
> Owen’s comment is absolutely false!!!!! It allows large organizing
> who request resources to get what they need or something smaller. It
> allows medium size organizations who request resources to get what
> they need or something smaller. It allows small organizations who
> request resources to get what they need or nothing, and there is no
> other source to get resources if ARIN rejects a request, but the open
> market which Owen and others seem to wish did not exist!
>
> It is time to fix this inequity and removing needs tests would be a
> big help to small organizations who really need resources!
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If they actually need the resources, then a needs-based policy does
not present an obstacle. Where's the problem?<br>
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However, not having such a policy will mean that folks who _don't_
need resources can also get them, which makes the (IPv4) scarcity
problem even worse than it already is. That benefits speculators at
the expense of those who actually need resources.<br>
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You appear to be arguing against your stated interests.<br>
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S<br>
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Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein<br>
CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the<br>
K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking<br>
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