On 23/09/2013 21:41, Sascha Luck wrote:
Tbh, one of my motivations for supporting this proposal is that I would like to see IPv4 finally run out, because otherwise we will never see IPv6 deployment take off...
Sasha, IPv4 will, undoubtedly, eventually run out. The question is, is it going to be a soft landing for everybody, or a brutal crash. Landing is usually not an operation during which one pushes motors and invite passengers to detach seatbelts. For everyone's safety I would expect from Ripe NCC, that this process happens in an as controlled as possible manner, requiring everyone's care and self-discipline, garbage-collecting as much unused ressources as possible for those who need them, and requiring every one to be more conservative than ever. We have a "low regime" since last /8 policy is on. But what is that fantasy all of a sudden, to relax measures that had been ruling or everyday life since ages ? I understand your wish : when landing is approaching I just can't wait and I want it to be done because of some irrational fear deep inside. But much more than I want to urge this, I want the pilot to stay calm, everybody to sit and be quite, and nobody gets hurt. Best regards, Sylvain