On Dec 5, 2021, at 10:42 AM, William Herrin <bill@herrin.us> wrote:
On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 7:43 AM Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 2:23 PM Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> wrote:
The double billing (had it been present at the time) would have prevented me from signing the LRSA for my IPv4 resources.
There were some community participants that suggested that having a formal relationship with the ARIN organization by signing the LRSA was good for the resource holders, and good for the overall commons.
I vaguely recall Owen being one of the most outspoken proponents.
Indeed, I was. I was younger and foolish. I have learned my lesson and deeply regret that today.
There were other members that suggested that signing the LRSA would be potentially disadvantageous at some future time.
I confess: I do have the urge to say I told him so.
But you did not. Not until after it was too late to do anything about it.
I do understand that some people may feel vindicated about not signing a LRSA,
Not yet. We're still at the stage where Darth Vader says, "I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."
Indeed, that sums up the current situation quite accurately IMHO. Owen