[ipv6-wg] A Modest IPv6-wg Proposal

On 16/09/2009, at  Wed, Sep 16, 00:45, Shane Kerr wrote:
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> Perhaps it is time to move beyond the traditional administrative and
> technical co-ordination of RIPE and begin shameless advocacy.  
> Widespread
> IPv6 adoption is in the best interests of everyone.
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> I am sure we can think of a lot of ways that RIPE can use its unique
> position to improve IPv6 adoption. The discussion about vendors saying
> "no demand" is a good point. Things like petitions signed by a huge
> number of ISPs in Europe may have an effect. It may also be possible  
> to
> encourage governments in the RIPE region to insist on IPv6 for new
> purchases. I doubt there would be a shortage of ideas if people were
> asked for them.
>

Perhaps one option is to look to intoduce a policy like the one which  
is currently in final call in the APNIC region. It's prop-073:  
Simplifying allocation/assignment of IPv6 to APNIC members with  
existing IPv4 addresses http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals/prop-073

Terry Manderson and I pushed for this when we realised that a number  
of people had misconceptions about how difficult it is to get IPv6  
address space. I know that a similar proposal was mooted in the RIPE  
region and it failed to be adopted for a number of reasons but perhaps  
it's time for the IPv6 Working Group to advocate for this and other  
measures that make adoption easier.

Terry and I advocated strongly that people on the APNIC sig-policy  
group and other who attend APNIC meetings were not necessarily an  
ideal litmus test about how easy or hard adopting IPv6 is - they're  
mostly people who get it and I'm sure the same applies in the RIPE  
region and other RIRs.

Regards,
andy