[AfriNIC-rpd] Transfer of IPv4 Addresses to Any Entity - AFPUB-2011-v4-001-draft-01

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Hi Walu, Andrew,
At 00:32 22-04-2011, Walubengo J wrote:
>I have just looked at this policy and have just one issue regarding 
>how it provides for Legacy IP resource holders to transfer their 
>IPv4 resources to any entity.
>
>The policy is silent on if/how the Legacy holders will follow the 
>general AfriNIC

It's better if the document is referred to as a proposal and not a 
policy.  Using the wrong terminology can lead to misunderstandings.

>policies for IP resources; namely conservation, aggregation and 
>(unique) registration of the IP addresses. If this is not taken care 
>of, we shall have/legitimize the following scenario Nortel Sells IP 
>address to M$ now playing out the US @
>http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/4/15/4796200.html
>
>Is this good for Africa?

It's high time people discuss the issues and figure out the best way 
to address them.  Some people will take advantage of the 
situation.  I don't think all this will be good for Africa or for the 
global Internet community.

At 01:29 22-04-2011, Andrew Alston wrote:
>Since Legacy IP Space was assigned before the existence of AfriNIC, 
>I find it very hard to see how this could actually be stopped.

Yes.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy