The
current rules are a good middle ground, however, as a
relatively new ISP we can only access one /22 per LIR. Newer
entities, such as us, do not have legacy IPv4 space which
immediately inhibits growth and competition in the ISP
marketplace.
A
fairer policy would be to allocate for a LIR’s justifiable
needs, taking into account their current allocations; but
for RIPE to retain an override on these allocations. By
monitoring for any unused space it would be possible to
remove any unused to be recycled.
Also,
governments and larger organisations are sat on huge IPv4
real estate that is not in use. This is another area that
needs exploring.
After
all, IPv6 isn’t ubiquitous yet, so something constructive
has to be done.
As
someone that would profit from this i am absolutely
against it.
RIPE
exists for specific reasons - selling out IPs is not one
of them, and the legacy market as well as inter-RIR
transfers cover the business needs at this time.
The
current merger rules are a good middle way.
Consulting,
Security & Management - Tel-Aviv, Israel / Rijeka,
Croatia
https://ip6.im - No RIPE
LIR? Still read this email for some reason? Grab a /40
*free* IPv6 space for BGP usage. Or just get it
anyway, can't hurt to have.