* Erik Bais
If you think that the pool which we have left is only the final /8 that we are working into currently (185.x.y.z) I think that the assumption is incorrect.
It is incorrect indeed. This is one of the rather confusing things about our current policy that 2013-03 aims to improve. Under 2013-03, the phase "the last /8" is completely purged from the policy language.
There is still space left at IANA and once the first RIR reaches below their /9 mark of their final /8 … from my understanding it is , that also that space is going to be allocated to the RIR’s .
Also there will be reclaimed space from 2007-01 and closing LIR’s (forced or by people their own decision) and also that space all goes back into the same pool.
Both these statements are correct.
So you might need quite a couple of new entities to finish the pool as it is. . .
Correct. I gave some stats about this here: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/address-policy-wg/2013-July/008040.ht... (near the bottom of the message).
I’ve seen people say, why not open 20 new entities, setup a new LIR in each .. and you have 20 /22’s … Yes it is possible..
However I’ve noticed, there is little support to close this gap.. or the gap to be able to merge those 20 LIR’s .. or the option to be able to merge any LIR’s that already have their final /8 /22 provided.
Yes there will be people who play the system.. and with the bottom in sight, do we want to close all possible loopholes ?
If we decide, no we don’t want to close the loopholes, stop mentioning it in the discussion as a possible threat, because we already decided it is what it is and we are not going to close the gap.
Couldn't agree more. If there is a problem in today's policy that continues to be a problem with 2013-03 - don't hold it against 2013-03 (but do feel free to submit a new proposal that fixes the problem). Tore