Greetings Gert,
On 3 Feb 2022, at 09:09, Gert Doering <gert@space.net> wrote:
Signed PGP part Hi,
On Thu, Feb 03, 2022 at 08:40:10AM +0100, Eliot Lear via address-policy-wg wrote:
I like the idea of the NCC (specifically RIPE Labs) just allocating to themselves a small block of v4 and another of v6 for experiments, and then delegating portions or the whole of the block for bounded experiments, keeping the paperwork and process to a minimum. Also, RIPE could perhaps extort a good talk out of the researchers once the results are published ;-)
"The policy is too complicated, just circumvent it" is not the way we try to handle policy in RIPE land. If it is so, we try to fix the policy (or the process).
First, it’s not clear to me that this is a stretch from existing RIPE policies, but perhaps you could explain the gap. But otherwise, I agree I could have stated that better. I was aiming at a policy that empowers the NCC to provide such temporary or research allocations as they deem appropriate so long as they don’t impact address space or routing table growth or otherwise risk security of others. Having a fixed block for such purposes would suit that policy but is already into the details. Eliot