In line.. On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Jimmy Hess <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 6/4/13, Kevin Kargel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I for one am a supporter of the needs basis. As I have said before, if > we > > I don't. I favor needs basis policy as a necessary evil; to avoid > excess abuse of the registry, and help assure the conservation of > scarce number resources. > > Needs basis is a bad thing, in the sense that it essentially says > "The RIR is going to decide what the RIR thinks you need, and give you > only this" -- but for IPv4 and ASN numbers, this is good policy. > The community decided how to determine what you *need* -- and told the RIR to enforce it. The RIR just measures and arbitrates requests. It's up to the community to change the underlying definition of *need* as it sees fit - not the RIR. > > > eliminate the needs basis then I want to be first in line to request > > everything that is left. I am sure there will be quite a queue. > > <snip> > > > My perception is that the ARIN community is strongly biased to support > needs > > The ARIN community is strongly biased towards supporting IPv4, so it > makes sense, they would favor draconian policy required to support > a rapidly diminishing resource. > But this isn't good for ARIN. > Can you explain what you meant here? Do you really mean ARIN here or the community or? Because "ARIN" just enforces whatever the community gives them. > > > basis and there is a very vocal minority trying to eliminate it so that > they > > can create a market they can profit by. I don't read the opposition to > > Characterizing opponents as "vocal minority with an agenda" > in that manner is so disingenuous... > > > > needs basis as having anything to do with the good of the community, > though > > there have been many mutations of the spin on it to try and advertise it > > that way. > > > > Kevin > -- > -JH > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to > the ARIN Public Policy Mailing List ([email protected]). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml > Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues. >
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