On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 22:43 -0400, Ricky Beam wrote:
I'm complaining that the IPv6 we're all being asked to use is a buggy contraption that's best parked until more of it's issues are resolved.
Using it is the fastest way to get issues resolved. It worked for IPv4... :-) Expecting all the issues to be fixed before we start using it is the best way of all to ensure that it never gets off the ground at all. It's an excuse, and not a very good one.
Once we start down the path capable of supporting SLAAC's /64 requirement, there's no going back. The address space has be carved out; there's no "uncutting" that pie.
I disagree. I can see several ways to retrofit more and better functionality in this area later.
The flood hasn't started yet. And the ark isn't finished; with enough people bailing water, it might stay afloat. :-)
Hm, like the fellow falling out of a tall building. As he flashed past each window on his way down, people on each floor heard him murmuring "so far so good...". Look, the Ark *is* finished. It floats. It can be steered. It has space for everyone. The fact that some of the plumbing is a bit iffy is just not a major issue right now; getting everybody on board is. We have LOTS of very clever people ready to bail, many of whom are quite capable of inventing bilge pumps from scratch. Sure the flood hasn't started. The fact that we are up to our ankles in water is a purely temporary phenomenon, nothing to worry about. Regards, K. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karl Auer (kauer@biplane.com.au) +61-2-64957160 (h) http://www.biplane.com.au/~kauer/ +61-428-957160 (mob) GPG fingerprint: 07F3 1DF9 9D45 8BCD 7DD5 00CE 4A44 6A03 F43A 7DEF