[GTALUG] Linux Kernel Allows 0.0.0.0/8 as a Valid Address Range

[James Knott]

On 2019-08-14 09:01 AM, Giles Orr wrote:
> Your sound logic aside, 0.0.0.0 represents a significant amount of
> cash to those who aren't letting IPv4 drop.  That economic interest
> will be enough to push it through against almost any resistance.

There are now restrictions on handing out IPv4 address blocks, including
showing need, etc..  So, there's not a lot of room for making money from
this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion