[8036] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Class "B" forsale (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David R. Conrad)
Sat Mar 8 23:49:47 1997
To: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>
cc: nanog@merit.edu, davidc@apnic.net
reply-to: piara@apnic.net
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 08 Mar 1997 19:47:20 PST."
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Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1997 13:43:53 +0900
From: "David R. Conrad" <davidc@apnic.net>
[note reply-to]
Hi,
>Black markets aren't quite the same as dealing in illegal drugs but
>they are in a similarly shady neighborhood.
Actually, they are.
>I believe that the the NIC's
> are stewards of a public resource and that IP addresses should
> be allocated on the basis of demonstrated need, not market forces.
Market forces have been shown to be a more efficient mechanism to
determine "need" than central planning when no objective and easily
measured criteria can be determined.
Regards,
-drc
