On Aug 13, 2010, at 4:35 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
How come ARIN has any say at all if A wants to sell and B wants to buy? Trying to fend off the imaginary monopolistic hobgoblin?
self-justification for arin's existence, flying people around to lotso meetings, fancy hotels, ...
at the rirs, income and control are more important than the health and growth of the internet. basically, the rirs are another case of seemed like a good idea at the time.
Vadim - We'll run the database anyway you (collectively) want us to... what policy would you prefer, and can you submit it as a proposal? (and to answer Randy - the only control over the administration is based on the policies adopted. Reduce the corpus of applicable policy if that is your desire.) /John John Curran President and CEO ARIN