On Apr 8, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Joe Greco wrote:
IPv6-only content won't be meaningful for years yet, and IPv6-only eyeballs will necessarily be given ways to reach v4 for many years to come.
So again, why do WE have to encourage YOU to adopt IPv6? Why should WE care what you do to the point of creating new rules so YOU don't have to pay like everyone else?
Flip it around: Why should WE care about IPv6? WE would have to sign an onerous RSA with ARIN, giving up some of our rights in the process. WE have sufficient IP space to sit it out awhile; by doing that, WE save cash in a tight economy. WE are not so large that we spend four figures without batting an eyelash, so that's attractive. Further, anyone who is providing IPv6-only content has cut off most of the Internet, so basically no significant content is available on IPv6- only. That means there is no motivation for US to jump on the IPv6 bandwagon. Even more, anyone who is on an IPv6-only eyeball network is cut off from most of the content of the Internet; this means that ISP's will be having to provide IPv6-to-v4 services. Either they'll be good, or if customers complain, WE will be telling them how badly their ISP sucks. *I* am personally convinced that IPv6 is great, but on the other hand, I do not see so much value in v6 that I am prepared to compel the budgeting for ARIN v6 fees, especially since someone from ARIN just described all the ways in which they fritter away money. As a result, the state of affairs simply retards the uptake and adoption of v6 among networks that would otherwise be agreeable to the idea; so, tell me, do you see that as being beneficial to the Internet community at large, or not? Note that I'm taking a strongly opposing stance for the sake of debate, the reality is a bit softer. Given a moderately good offer, we'd almost certainly adopt IPv6. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.