18 Apr
2014
18 Apr
'14
9 p.m.
On Fri, 18 Apr 2014, Charles N Wyble wrote:
Yes. I realize that. Its an interesting position to be
in for sure.
However its also about to become largely irrelevant. Ipv6 is seeing
rapid uptake , so a /8 of v4 space while currently high in value will
soon become worth about as much as 56k modems at the thrift shop.
I concur. This argument over legacy IPv4 space does not become us. At
the end of the day, we should be connecting amateur radio networks
regardless of whether they're on IPv4 or IPv6 space, and right now this
fight over net-44 governance seems to be consuming quite a bit of time and
energy among some very passionate folks on various sides of a
multi-boundary conflict. Seriously folks - can we tone down the rhetoric
just a bit?
Even with the diverse nature of our craft and hobby, the wide expanse of
IPv6 provides ample room to experiment and build networks however you
want. We should not be spinning over how to share 24 bits of an IPv4
prefix.
I'll need to research some things around this and
see what the exact
state of the legacy space is. I believe some legal developments have
taken place recently in this area.
Also doesn't IANA have some say as well? Not so sure that the address
apace is as untouchable as folks seem to think it is. Signing an RSA
might actually be better rather than worse. I'll reach out to John and
my attorney on this matter, I'm curious what they'll have to say.
The legal status of legacy space has been discussed at length on NANOG and
ARIN mailing lists multiple times - it isn't just about net-44. You may
want to start there. But as someone has already alluded - beware digging
too deep. Personally I don't think it's worth getting into because as
you've said - it will become irrelevant. The challenge for us is how to
remain relevant.
Antonio Querubin
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