Am 12.05.2016 um 15:48 schrieb Randy Bush:
it's not just our grandchildren. if the last /8 policy had not been put in place and taken seriously, *today's* new LIRs might not be able to get IPv4 space.
randy
Well said. Look at the other RIRs who cannot offer any IPv4 space to new members. The market is more or less fixed. New ISPs cannot easily develop new business models and innovate. But we in RIPE region can, because of the strict policy. Let`s keep it. We have talked about IPv6 so many times, there is no way to speed up IPv6 deployment by writing a policy. IPv6 will come, see the growth rates in several coutries. Apple is demanding it for the software, this will help. There are many companies moving to IPv6. And many enterprises become LIR to get IPv6 space. They want to become independant from their providers, never want to renumber again and see, that the Internet is important for their business and they take back control. Getting IPv4 space is sometimes just an addon (a very nice one, I admit). I oppose 2015-05 and want to stick with the current policy of not burning down the RIPE NCC IPv4 pool for short term profit. Welcome new players on the market with an IPv4 address block as long as possible. Wilhelm