RE: [address-policy-wg] 2007-05 Discussion Period extended until 13 August 2007 (IPv6 ULA-Central)

[<michael.dillon@localhost]

> The Discussion Period for the proposal described in 2007-05 
> has been extended until 13 August 2007.
> 
> This policy is intended to allow the assignment of IPv6 
> blocks within the so-called 'Centrally Assigned Unique Local 
> IPv6 Unicast Addresses' to organisations or individuals requiring it.
> 
> You can find the full proposal at:
> 
>     http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2007-05.html

This proposal should be rejected, not discussed.

In fact, there are two different proposals being discussed in the IETF
for some form of centrally-registered ULA addressing. Both proposals are
in draft form and there is no way to predict which one will eventually
be accepted or what kinds of changes will be made to the drafts before
they become RFCs. 

This is important, because some of the changes have to do with how RIRs
receive blocks of ULA addresses to register, and if that is not yet
decided by the IETF, then there is no way for RIPE to register such
addresses because RIPE won't have any such addresses to register.

In addition, RIPE is part of a political system in which different
responsibilities are placed on RIPE, IANA, ICANN, NRO and the IETF. This
proposal goes beyond RIPE's responsibilities and attempts to usurp the
responsibilities of IANA and the IETF. This is a BAD BAD thing to do,
because if RIPE no longer adheres to the social contract, then there is
no reason for the other organizations to continue working with RIPE. The
whole system depends on cooperation, and this proposal does not
demonstrate cooperation.

--Michael Dillon