Hi, On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 04:08:19PM +0200, Shane Kerr wrote:
If the RIRs decide to allocate numbers from dead:beef::/32 based on lunar tides, then the IETF and IANA and ICANN can complain about it all day long, but it's not their decision to make. Of course they can participate in the policy making process like everyone else. :)
Well, technically you are correct - but given the way "The Internet" works, it works better if there is agreement on where the numbers come from, and how they are distributed in a way that makes them unique. So the RIRs *do* try to cooperate with ICANN/IANA and the IETF :-) And please let's *not* use the RIPE APWG mailinglist for a fundamental debate on whether the RIR model is all broken, the IETF is too slow to be useful, or whatever gripes you have - we need to focus the discussions somewhat, otherwise too many people will just stop working with us. [If you really feel that the RIPE model is all broken, by all means say so -- but please open a new mail thread for it, instead of shanghaiing a specific policy proposal discussion] Gert Doering -- APWG chair -- Total number of prefixes smaller than registry allocations: 113403 SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (89) 32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279