Dear SIG members

Version 002 of the proposal "prop-103: A Final IP Address Policy
Proposal" has been sent to the Policy SIG for review. It will be
presented at the Policy SIG at APNIC 34 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 30
August 2012.

Information about this version and version 001 is available from:

          http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-103

You are encouraged you to express your views on the proposal:

           - Do you support or oppose this proposal?
           - Is there anything in the proposal that is not clear?
           - What changes could be made to this proposal to make it more
             effective?

Regards,

Andy, Skeeve, and Masato

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prop-103-v002: A Final IP Address Policy Proposal

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Author: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>


1. Introduction
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IPv4 is history, with no immediate need to add more policy.  IPv6 is
sufficiently plentiful that a lot of further policy making is probably
not needed.  So let us agree to make no more IP address policies or
proposals except those which are clearly needed and for which can not be
accomplished with current procedures.


2. Summary
----------

The APNIC community spends time and resources proposing, discussing,
arguing, ... about IP address policies out of habit.  The process is
important in that it maintains an open policy process but often these
proposals are not really relevant to actually coordinating the prudent
and high quality operation of the internet.


3. Situation in other RIRs
--------------------------

The community spends inordinate time and resources making endless policy
proposals about miniscule issues and baroque corner cases.  This is a
waste of time and other resources.


4. Details
----------

IPv4 policy proposals should be carefully examined to ensure that they
are really necessary and they address real needs that can not be
accomplished with existing processes.  Discussion of the problem should
preceed proposals for new policy to address the problem.

In general, the same should hold for IPv6, although it is realized that,
as we learn more about IPv6 use and deployment, more policy development
may be useful.


5. Pros/Cons
------------

Advantages:

    - We would not have to spend time discussing things of small
      consequence and which do not help the customer/user in any real
      way.

Disadvantages:

    - It would impact the amateur careers of policy wannabes.  This is a
      feature, not a bug.


6. Effect on APNIC
------------------

Saves money, time, and other resources such as administrative complexity
created by more complex but useless policies.


7. Effect on NIRs
-----------------

Saves money, time, and other resources such as administrative complexity
created by more complex but useless policies.