Hi, On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 10:46:07PM +0200, AlbaHost SH.P.K wrote:
So, in the RIPE service region, which countries would qualify as "less developed countries"? By which metric?
Determining which countries qualify as "less/least developed countries" within the RIPE service region is indeed a crucial aspect of this proposal. Typically, metrics such as GDP per capital, internet penetration rates, and infrastructure development could be considered to identify these countries.
Indeed, but this would need to be spelled out in the proposal. In other places you state "less developed countries" referring to IPv6 rollout - which is a totally different metric than GDP (Italy comes to mind).
Since there are not many /24s available, and the waiting list is long, it's hard to see how this would make a tangible benefit for the not very clearly specified beneficiaries
I am late but not too late with such restrictions about two membership per entitiy, since this should be implemented long time ago, if you check the allocations: https://rex.apnic.net/resources?rir=ripencc you will see an entity with more than 20 multilir accounts hoarding the IPv4 space, for only purpose to lease them out and not using them for theirself! And as such, that's why we have that long waiting list. I do believe that there is still time in which we can prevent it.
How can we prevent something that happened 5+ years ago? The space is gone, and implementing something now will not get it back (existing members will consolidate their LIR accounts, not "close and return the space").
How can "you can have more IPv4 space" encourage IPv6 deployment?
If you have read my proposal carefully i said: This special consideration aims to support the growth and development of internet infrastructure in these countries, allowing them to meet their addressing needs while transitioning to IPv6 gradually due to their old/infrastructure...
I am listening. Folks that do not have IPv4 yet won't have "old infrastructure that can not do IPv6" - and those that do have IPv4 and old infrastructure (how old can it be? Cisco's IOS added IPv4 in 1997!) will not be subject to "can have more address space". Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard, Ingo Lalla, Karin Schuler Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (0)89/32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279