[AFRINIC-rpd] IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment proposal

[Owen DeLong]

On Jan 23, 2013, at 4:01 AM, Guy Antony Halse <G.halse at ru.ac.za> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> On Tue 2013-01-22 (14:38), Owen DeLong wrote:
>> May I humbly suggest:
>> 
>> An end user is an organization which does not make sub-allocations, allocations, or re-assignments
>> of any form, but uses the space strictly within their own organization.
> 
> I'll counter that with:
> 
> An end user is an entity which does not make sub-allocations, allocations,
> or re-assignments as part of its normal or core business, and which
> primarily uses any address space assigned to it either within the entity or
> as part of its internal operations.
> 
> 

Policy criteria should be measurable and objective.

The standard you propose is highly subjective and could lead to inconsistent application and/or the appearance of inconsistent application to the detriment of the credibility of the organization.

Owen