[AusNOG] Less than 10% of IPv4 Addresses Remain Unallocated

[Noel Butler]

Matt,

On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 09:59 +1030, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:



> It's nice to keep arguing about WHEN the SS IPv4 Titanic is going sink
> and whether you have time for another drink before getting into the
> life boats, but the reality is it's still sinking.   
> 


Oh, I'll always make time for a drink, don't worry about that  :)


> 
> Rather than being silly and using phrases like "talking about ripping
> off end users more money because they use ipv4" how about we return to
> some level of constructive conversation about ensuring we have the
> right IPv6 lifeboats are going to built?
> 


Well, sorry if that offended anyone here, but it IS ludicrous to even
suggest such an action against end users simply because they have NFI
what ipv4 or 6 is, and any proposed extortion, is exactly that, and any
company who introduces such will be the loser, not the end user, (wow
never though I'd be sticking up for users :P)


> The quicker we get the IPv6 lifeboats built, the quicker IPv4 will
> become a dinosaur and not relevant and not something that'll impact
> users so much and then they won't care about IPv4 and it's legacy.
>  It'll mean that the time where IPv4 space becomes costly is shorter.


Exactly, so rather than try penalise users, penalise the CPE vendors,
I'm all for that one.



> 
> IPv6 support from more vendors needs more people demanding it.  I know
> that our efforts have made some change from a few of our vendors so
> it'll be easier and quicker for the rest of you when the water is
> lapping at your toes.   But it'd be nice if we didn't have to haul
> people from the sea as they drown.

That's excellent, but one man moving a mountain will take a decade, many
men will move it sooner, you need the likes of TPG, iinet, primus AAPT,
optus onside too, I did not mention hel$tra, because , well, you know
where I'd be going with that one.

I'll put aside a nice bottle of JD black for it, but I still reckon I
wont be touching it till at least 2015.


Cheers


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