<div dir="ltr">20 years ago, we had a global registry. At the time, the idea of having locally tuned support (TZ, language, etc.) was considered a higher priority than the coherency of a single GIR. But then at the time, the IANA actually had a much more active role in administering policy for what passed as the GIR. In the case of IPv4 and ASNs, I think a GIR would be a very good idea. I think the RIRs still have a valuable role to play in IPv6.<div><br></div><div>/Wm</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 1:00 AM, Bill Woodcock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:woody@pch.net" target="_blank">woody@pch.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">>> The LACNIC community is discussing a global policy proposal to create a Global Internet Registry (GIR).<br>
>> <a href="https://politicas.lacnic.net/politicas/detail/id/LAC-2018-1;jsessionid=419E05AAC9F2F52E5D27DDCCF4D6B727?language=en" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://politicas.lacnic.net/<wbr>politicas/detail/id/LAC-2018-<wbr>1;jsessionid=<wbr>419E05AAC9F2F52E5D27DDCCF4D6B7<wbr>27?language=en</a><br>
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I very much support it.<br>
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The mess that inter-regional transfers and RIRs “competing” for customers in a race-to-the-bottom have created is something of an own-goal. This is a good first step toward correcting it.<br>
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A separate, “frozen” registry for legacy resources would be another good step.<br>
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Neither of these are new ideas, but to the best of my knowledge this is the first time either has made it as far as an actual policy proposal that can be considered and approved.<br>
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I’m all for it.<br>
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-Bill<br>
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