[members-discuss] Input from Membership on RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model

On Wed Sep 21, 2016 at 08:11:34PM +0100, Academia NOC wrote:
> I feel this is because their bosses would then start asking if the need it
> all. They'd then be pressured financially to return their 'cushions'. 

And what, exactly, would this achieve?

RIPE have sufficient reserves to meet the needs of the current IPv4 allocation
policies for the foreseeable future.

Do you think that if these 'cushions' were returned, RIPE would suddenly 
change their allocation policies, and IPv4 would become freely available again?
If hell were to freeze over, and this were to happen, then it'd last the grand
sum of 6 months, if we're really lucky. More likely, 6 weeks, or even 6 days.
And then we're back to where we started from, and we've wasted a load of effort
on trying to fix a problem that can't be fixed.

STOP TRYING TO COME UP WITH WAYS TO RECLAIM IPv4 ADDRESSES. IT WILL ACHIEVE
NOTHING.

Simon