[AfriNIC-rpd] IPv4 trading needs global policy, says Mueller - issue for AfriNIC PDP ??

[McTim]

All hats off:

On Thursday, April 12, 2012, Dr Paulos Nyirenda wrote:

>
> PDWG,
> AfriNIC,
>
> > IPv4 trading needs global policy, says Mueller
> >
> http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/ipv4-trading-needs-global-policy-says-
> > mueller/2012-04-11


Milton says a lot of things, many of them contradict other things he says.
 He is a free-marketeer, except when it comes to IP addressing, then he is
pro-market AND pro -government regulation at the same time.



>
> Is this an issue that is current for the AfriNIC PDP?


Not unless there is a proposal in front of us :-)



>
> Does AfriNIC need to develop an IPv4 Trading Policy?



Probably not....iirc, the community spoke quite loudly that AfriNIC region
resources were for this regions use alone.


>
> See the story, Mueller papers and the RIPE Policy Proposal
> http://www.ripe.net/ripe/<http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2012-01>
> policies/proposals/2012-01<http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/proposals/2012-01>



The author of this RIPE proposal is an address broker, so the policy would
help her make
 money.

Caveat emptor!


Rgds, McTim




>
> Regards,
>
> Paulos
> ======================
> Dr Paulos B Nyirenda
> NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD
> http://www.registrar.mw
> Co-chair AfriNIC PDWG
>
>
>

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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