ARIN IP6 policy for those with legacy IP4 Space

Thu Apr 8 20:14:03 UTC 2010

> On Apr 8, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Joe Greco wrote:
> 
> > IPv6-only content won't be meaningful for years yet, and IPv6-only
> > eyeballs will necessarily be given ways to reach v4 for many years
> > to come.
> 
> So again, why do WE have to encourage YOU to adopt IPv6?
> Why should WE care what you do to the point of creating new rules so YOU don't have to pay like everyone else?

Flip it around: Why should WE care about IPv6?  WE would have to sign
an onerous RSA with ARIN, giving up some of our rights in the process.
WE have sufficient IP space to sit it out awhile; by doing that, WE
save cash in a tight economy.  WE are not so large that we spend four
figures without batting an eyelash, so that's attractive.

Further, anyone who is providing IPv6-only content has cut off most of
the Internet, so basically no significant content is available on IPv6-
only.  That means there is no motivation for US to jump on the IPv6
bandwagon.

Even more, anyone who is on an IPv6-only eyeball network is cut off from
most of the content of the Internet; this means that ISP's will be having
to provide IPv6-to-v4 services.  Either they'll be good, or if customers
complain, WE will be telling them how badly their ISP sucks.

*I* am personally convinced that IPv6 is great, but on the other hand,
I do not see so much value in v6 that I am prepared to compel the 
budgeting for ARIN v6 fees, especially since someone from ARIN just
described all the ways in which they fritter away money.

As a result, the state of affairs simply retards the uptake and adoption
of v6 among networks that would otherwise be agreeable to the idea; so,
tell me, do you see that as being beneficial to the Internet community
at large, or not?

Note that I'm taking a strongly opposing stance for the sake of debate, 
the reality is a bit softer.  Given a moderately good offer, we'd almost
certainly adopt IPv6.

... JG
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