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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/11/2016 00:39, Mathew Chigwende
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB">Dear
AFRIC faithful,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB">As
the morning dawns and the Afrinic community is going to vote
on the policies, I hope sanity will prevail and everyone
stays as far away from the original Soft Landing Policy as
possible. Simply put, this policy does not support internet
development, but defines a long, painful and expensive way
of seeing off IPv4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB">For
starters, all other regions have depleted their IPV4 space,
so what is so special about Africa that their IPv4 will
exist for as long as possible while they are not really
adding any value? If a member needs IPv4 addresses, they are
limited to a mere /22. We are seeing huge developments in
LTE, GPON and WIFI all across Africa. It will only mean that
each time one needs some IP space it will be more and more
expensive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB">To
make matters worse, this policy does not encourage IPv6
uptake. Each uptake of IPv4 should encourage some documented
use of IPv6 as well. Members should show that they have at
least a parallel IPv6 deployment plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-GB">I
don’t see why we need to reserve addresses either.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.9.2
Allocation/Assignments to new LIRs or End-Users: Imagine I
have an organization that has just deployed a huge network,
serving thousands of customers, why would I not get
addresses – because we are waiting for a new company to be
formed and to figure out what they want to use IP addresses
for. No. If I have a valid reason for the space, I should
just get it, and not wait for someone who might be
innovative one day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3.9.3
Reserve for unforeseen situations: What unseen situations?
We have learnt a lot from other regions that have run out of
space.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Keeping V4
will only kill innovation. I have great trust and believe in
future generations. They will come up with some innovative
ways of dealing with this. They will not even need IPv4!
So keeping some IPv4 blocks for them will only keep
blinkers on them. Set them free and let them innovate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">So, for
those who have registered to vote, well done! Go and burn
those IPv4 and set the future generations free. Don’t keep
them in IPv4 captivity. There is much more in the world of
IPv6. Simply eject the soft landing policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mathew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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