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.
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