Re: [sig-policy] prop-086-v003: Global Policy for IPv4 Allocations by th

To: David Conrad <drc at virtualized dot org>
Subject: Re: [sig-policy] prop-086-v003: Global Policy for IPv4 Allocations by the IANA Post, Exhaustion
From: John Curran <jcurran at arin dot net>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:38:33 +0000
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> On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
>> Down that path lies madness.
> Or a return to sanity.  It would seem to me that RIRs claiming ownership over how returned space is subsequently managed has demonstrably led to a form of madness.  Returning address space to IANA would increase the likelihood that it would be re-distributed based on need (as opposed to regionalism).

David - I believe that you are correct, if there remains agreement
an overall framework document that specifies the common goals for 
address space management.  Without such, the outcome is appears 
indeterminate.

I have no view on the particular policy proposal either way, but 
note that working on global policies in every region seems more 
difficult simply due to ambiguity on whether we still have common
goals for address management at this point in Internet evolution.

FYI,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
ARIN