Re: [address-policy-wg] 2015-01 Draft Document and Impact Analysis Published (Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations)

Hi Sasha,

A LIR now joining the RIPE NCC has no way of determining what the "spirit" of a policy is. (bar, perhaps, reading all apwg discussions leading to it) The letter of the document is all that counts and IPRAs can't make determinations based on the "spirit" either, otherwise this proposal would not be necessary. So, yes, an assumption that one can join the NCC now and get a /22 with the intent to "sell" it is reasonable.

The policy actually says that "The LIR must confirm it will make assignment(s) from the allocation". See https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-643#51. This is not the case if the intent is to sell the prefix. Cheers, Sander