[address-policy-wg] Review of IPv6 Policy Goals

Dear Address Policy WG,

This is the promised message to begin a review of the IPv6 Policy
Goals, following the introduction of the subject during our session at
RIPE 83. Several people have already spoken up and stated their intent
to participate. We’d like to invite everyone interested to respond to
the questions below, so we can gauge the WG’s interest in this subject
and plan the next steps on that basis.

For those who were unable to attend the session, the slides can be found here:

https://ripe83.ripe.net/wp-content/uploads/presentations/37-RIPE-83-APWG-IPv6-Policy-Goals-draft-2.pdf

And the video recording is here:

https://ripe83.ripe.net/archives/video/644

You can find the goals in full in our current IPv6 policy document:

https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-738#3

There are two main motivations for this discussion. Firstly, the world
around us has changed over the 20 years since the goals were
integrated into the policy. Secondly, the RIPE NCC is guided by these
goals when it implements policy. If there is some degree of executive
discretion on how to implement a policy then the RIPE NCC's people
will do their best to implement a policy in a way that achieves the
overall policy goals.

This means that any changes to the IPv6 policy goals could have two impacts:

1) The RIPE NCC might adjust its implementation of one or more
existing policies so that those implementations work towards the
updated goals.
2) People in the RIPE community might identify a need for policy
changes and initiate a policy discussion.

The specific questions we'd like to ask the community to discuss are:

A) Are all of the goals still relevant?
B) Should the priority or wording of goals change?
C) Does our changing world require new goals?

Responses in support of keeping the goals unchanged are just as
welcome as responses indicating that a change is necessary.

We look forward to reading your thoughts.

Kind regards,

Leo Vegoda for the Address Policy WG co-chairs