In message <[email protected]>, John Curran <[email protected]> wrote:
>The reason why is that ISPs have the ability to configure their routers as >they see fit, including deciding what routes they announce and what routes >they accept. If the community wants to infringe on this freedom, then we >need to be very clear on that point. I don't know if I even count as a "member of the community" but I most certainly *do* want to infringe on that freedom just a tiny bit. (I am also in favor of laws prohibiting people from yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater, even though any such statute could reasonably be construed as a limitation of the otherwise unfettered right to free speech as codified in the First Amendment.) >Does the reformulation help clarify why the addition of that responsibility >might be seen by some as rather significant? It is abundantly clear to all, I think, based on the bruhaha here, even if nothing else, that this proposed addition of responsibility is and will be considered my many to be "significant". That by itself is not an argument against the proposal. The real question is: Does the community feel that the problems caused by totally unfettered "freedom of speech" (when it comes to speech in the language of BGP) are also "significant", and if so, are they significant enough to warrant the proposed change, or some verison thereof, as a reasonable remedy. On this point, everyone will have to decide for themselves. For my own part I will simply confess to being an anal retentive personality with a pronounced and overriding preference for order over chaos, and as such, I would like to see RPKI adopted universally, and in lieu of that, or until such time as that happens, I would like to visit unspeakable atrocities upon each and every one of the low-life scumbags that pulls any of this crap *deliberately*, i.e. -either- hijacking -or- squatting, and would undoubtedly enjoy administering said atrocities personally. Regards, rfg _______________________________________________ ARIN-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: https://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/arin-ppml Please contact [email protected] if you experience any issues.
