[57576] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Independent space from ARIN
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kris Foster)
Mon Apr 14 16:44:02 2003
From: "Kris Foster" <Kris.Foster@telus.com>
To: "'Brandon Ross'" <bross@sockeye.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 14:31:57 -0600
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> > Was this tongue in cheek?
>
> Nope.
>
> > I am not an economist, but this is a sure fire way to
> destroy the internet
> > as we know it today.
>
> Why is this so hard to believe? Real estate is mostly a free
> market, and
> that seems to perform pretty well for the most part. How is
> address space
> that different? Please explain how you believe this would destroy the
> internet.
There is a finite amount of IPv4 address space. If you recall the spectrum
auctions of years past, only the ultra-wealthy become owners of it.
The only good thing that would come of it, would be forcing everyone to
transition to IPv6.
Kris
