On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 8:10 PM, Milton L Mueller <mueller@syr.edu> wrote:
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As has been noted, there already is a successfully working process for submission of global policies in the Internet number registry system In fact, I pointed that fact out specifically to Milton the other day - <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/04/06/the-coming-trade-war-in- ip-address-blocks/#comment-1031>
[Milton L Mueller]
Yes, John and I have had many conversations about this.
I will be putting together a workshop at the Baku IGF on precisely this topic. Why don't we use that opportunity to make it a real WORKshop and attempt to develop consensus around a global policy that could be submitted
so you want to develop a policy proposal in Forum A which can only be decided upon in Fora B, C, D, E and F?? As John has indicated, it wouldn't be appropriate for RIR staff to represent their respective community's position since in some cases they don't know what it would be unless a proposal is put in front of their community, and it is not the role of the RIR staff to make global policy. You would have more success (I think) if you used the argument "we should all run out at the same time" to push for a global transfer policy. I don't think an appeal to free market purism will win many folk, at least that is my sense from my experience as a co-chair of the AfriNIC PDWG. We rejected a free market based proposal less than a year ago. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel following the procedure John has outlined? Are you in John?
How about a RIPE-NCC representative? Any takers?