On Fri, 12 Jun 2015 02:07:22 -0000, Laszlo Hanyecz said:
university net nazis
Did you really just write that?
As far as "net nazi", I meant it in the same sense as a BOFH. Someone who is intentionally degrading a user's experience by using technical means to block specifically targeted applications or behaviors.
Well, which is more BOFH-ish: 1) We insist that you connect in a way that allows us to identify and track you for DMCA and other legal requirements that, quite frankly, we'd really rather not have to do, but it's a cost of doing business. 2) We don't let you connect at all because we can't do so without exposing ourselves to more legal liability than we want. Besides which, that's a total red herring. If you actually go back and *read*, I don't think anybody's "intentionally degrading by blocking targeted applications" - except those who are refusing to provide features to allow the applications to work on more network configs. The vast majority of us would *prefer* that Android got fixed so it can ask for more addresses and do more stuff. Most of us don't *care* if a user sucks up 13 adresses across 4 devices at the same time - IPv6 addresses are *cheap*. On the other hand, covering your ass when a subpoena shows up and you realize you don't have the data needed to point at the user they're *really* looking for is incredibly expensive. OK? Let me say that again: We're all asking Google to quit being stubborn and add a feature to Android so we can make the user experience *better*. Now who you calling a BOFH?
On the other hand, if it becomes common and acceptable to use DHCPv6 to provide a single address only
I encourage my competitor universities to design their networks that way. :)