I would ask this serious question. Why do over 4million addresses capable of being routed on the internet need to be allocated to a non routable space. I asked a similar question on this very list over 10 years ago regarding the 44.0.0.0/8. I suggested leasing the space out to provide income to fund the 44net. Wow the asbestos suit had a work out after that post. Flash forward and the sale of the space to fund amature radio.
I again ask what is so special about this one project that over 4 of the 12million addresses be allocated to something that could be done with a private address space? 10.0.0.0/8 could not be used instead of millions of dollars worth of IP addresses or IP addresses that could be fully routed to the internet for other uses? Is there something special I am missing here? Is there some compelling reason to use routable addresses on a private network that NAT in a cheap router can't handle? Are there really 4million addresses that could ever be used in this project? Or is this a good place to sell while the market is way up there for IP space?
Asbestos gear dawned ready for the flames. Just a note from a very wise woman. "Just because you don't agree with some one does not make them wrong" 73, Lin NI4Y
On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 6:32 PM Antonios Chariton (daknob) via 44Net < 44net@mailman.ampr.org> wrote:
Fellow radio amateurs, I am writing to you on behalf of the ARDC TAC, which I represent.
Those of you that were on our Community Call last Saturday may remember that I promised you we would share our first proposal with the community. A few days after that, I am happy to send that to you for your review, feedback, comments, questions, and information!
You can find our 5-page PDF here: https://pdf.daknob.net/ardc/tac128.pdf < https://pdf.daknob.net/ardc/tac128.pdf%3E
The title is "ARDC 44.128/10 Allocation Proposal” and it briefly explains what we propose to do with the IPv4 space of ARDC. It is based on careful consideration, planning, and actual research[1] performed on the IP network and the Portal allocations.
Since the TAC does not have any authority on the IP (or any other) resources of ARDC, and we only have an advisory role, we end this document with a proposed resolution we intend to submit soon to the ARDC Board of Directors, where we urge them to vote and approve some key things required for us to be able to achieve what is described.
We believe that the TAC represents the community and the 44 Net users, so we created this document and post it here in advance, with the purpose of being able to answer your questions, collect your feedback, and hear from you. This is why we briefly explain the situation in about 4 pages, and then we end with the resolution we want the ARDC Board of Directors to approve.
I hope you like it, and I remain at your disposal for anything you may need.
Antonis
Links: [1] - https://blog.daknob.net/mapping-44net/ < https://blog.daknob.net/mapping-44net/%3E
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