Re: [sig-policy] Open Request Regarding Address Transfer Policy Proposal
Hi Terry,
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6. Address transfers should EITHER be enabled immediately, OR only
enabled after particular criteria have been met
- For example, once APNIC has reached its last /8
- (To be decided)
That reminds me, James - what specifically are your concerns that may
lead to a detrimental impact on the community?
My feeling is that defining a value to a commodity by opening a market
while that commodity is still incredibly subsidized via an official
process, is a bad thing.
I'll draw the comparison to the final years (and fall) of the Soviet
Union, the government always kept prices artificially low, which was
fine, but when markets and trading were permitted (or at least a
blind eye was turned), it created the situation of mass shortages of
goods. People could buy them at the government subsidized prices, sell
them on the local market or internationally (if they were brave) and
the end result was that supply of subsidized goods all but dried up
and people that actually wanted/needed them couldn't get them.
If an open a market for address space exists while we are still
allocating subsidized resources this is bound to create illegitimate
demand, stockpiling and speculation.
I personally can't see a legitimate reason for my business to buy
resource via a transfer if APNIC is still allocating address space.
I'm open to hear from others who can ?
In conclusion, it seems the most prudent course of action is to create
the market when it is actually needed and when the side effects of
such a market will no longer be of importance.
Cheers,
--
James
(who often checks ebay for the mythological /24s for sale, but never
seen one)
