On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Milton L Mueller <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> I for one am a supporter of the needs basis. As I have said before, if we >> 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. > > This comment is an example of the strange illogic that somehow permeates this > debate. > Eliminating needs basis AFTER there is no free pool doesn't mean that you get > to request "everything that is left." There is nothing left to request. > > On the other hand, if a free pool still exists, keeping needs basis as a > criterion could actually mean that one person, whoever is first in line, > could request "everything that is left" if they could document need for it - > even if 37 other organizations had the same need.
In theory, this has always been the case, not a compelling reason to ditch decades of stewardship practice IMHO. > > Kevin's comments, in other words, seem to support exactly the opposite of the > position he is upholding. > >> My perception is that the ARIN community is strongly biased to support >> needs 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 > > The public interest case for eliminating needs basis is very clear. (I am an > academic, by the way, not in any way connected to the brokerage or secondary > market.) > The feeling is that bureaucratic needs assessments introduce significant > friction into the transfer process, making it more difficult for addresses to > shift from people with a surplus to people who actually need them. but if they need them, it's not hard to show that need! As someone who has been both the requester and the bureaucrat, I would characterize the "friction" as insignificant. > It is the current system that is characterized by hoarding, not a freer > market. Have you any evidence for this? -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel _______________________________________________ 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.
