questions about ARIN ipv6 allocation

Mon Dec 6 18:15:58 UTC 2021

> On Dec 5, 2021, at 10:42 AM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 7:43 AM Gary Buhrmaster
> <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 2:23 PM Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog at nanog.org> wrote:
>>> The double billing (had it been present at the time) would have prevented me from signing the LRSA for my IPv4 resources.
>> 
>> There were some community participants that suggested
>> that having a formal relationship with the ARIN organization
>> by signing the LRSA was good for the resource holders,
>> and good for the overall commons.
> 
> I vaguely recall Owen being one of the most outspoken proponents.

Indeed, I was. I was younger and foolish. I have learned my lesson and deeply regret that today.

>> There were other
>> members that suggested that signing the LRSA would be
>> potentially disadvantageous at some future time.
> 
> I confess: I do have the urge to say I told him so.

But you did not. Not until after it was too late to do anything about it.

>> I do
>> understand that some people may feel vindicated about
>> not signing a LRSA,
> 
> Not yet. We're still at the stage where Darth Vader says, "I am
> altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."

Indeed, that sums up the current situation quite accurately IMHO.

Owen