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the space referred to is allocated to (or administered by if you prefer) ripe. reverses for this space are delegated to ripe (one single
[Milton L Mueller] It wasn't allocated by RIPE. Read the definition of "legacy."
alternate service providers can't delegate from this space.
[Milton L Mueller] They don't have to delegate, the space has already been delegated to a legacy holder.
to choose an alternate provider for reverse delegation, the ip space in question will have to be returned, and a new allocation (from the alternate reverse delegation provider) will have to be done. would work nicely: the 'legacy' is removed, the user will get a normal new allocation. everyone should be happy with such a case.
[Milton L Mueller] thanks for demonstrating the distance between your worldview and reality in concrete terms.
all this aside: you seem to try to express the 'threat of competition'. ripe isn't a business. there is no competition. ncc coordinates for the community, that's all. in case of users where it's actually an option to
[Milton L Mueller] DNS wasn't a business in 1995. Then it was.
on the other hand, dropping the paragraph or the whole legacy paragraph is probably best anyway.
[Milton L Mueller] Here we may agree. Let's focus on that.