new IPv6 policy draft - real soon now

Brian E Carpenter brian@hursley.ibm.com
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 09:46:57 +0100


Daniel Karrenberg wrote:
...
> Of course it is not surprising that I raise the same concerns because
> I am responsible for one of the registries and we listen very closely
> to ther 1300+ ISPs from 70+ countries who are our members and fund
> our activities. They are who determine our policies.

Daniel, this is correct and as it should be. However the
interests of the ISPs include the state of the grass on the
common land, and specifically the avoidance of a toxic waste dump.
There the RIRs should IMHO take a view that is wider than
the sum of the views of the ISPs.

    Brian