[nycbug-talk] (I hate IPv6!) - Thread Fork

[Marc Spitzer]

On 3/23/07, Isaac Levy <ike at lesmuug.org> wrote:
> Hi Alex, All,
>
> This topic deserves discussion,
>
> On Mar 22, 2007, at 2:51 PM, alex at pilosoft.com wrote:
> >> Does anyone have experience with this in America yet?
> > nobody cares in america.
>
> On Mar 22, 2007, at 3:35 PM, alex at pilosoft.com wrote:
> > there isn't any need for IPv6, so there's no push
> > either by clients or carriers to implement it.
>
> On Mar 22, 2007, at 9:48 PM, alex at pilosoft.com wrote:
>
> >> I'm intensely frustrated with all these crappy flash-in-the-pan
> >> high-rtt
> >> port-blocked tunnels and layer 10 bullshit.  and, in general,
> >> basically
> >> with people who have Alex's attitude, which I think is both wrong and
> >> pervasive.
> > I think all you said above pretty much proves my point -
> > a) ipv6 not ready for prime time
> > b) nobody gives a damn about v6
>
> Alex, you've inspired me to fork this whole topic to a different
> thread.  This is not a joke.
>
> Seriously speaking here, what do you see as the largest problems to
> the US getting wired and up to speed with IPv6?  Why do you think it
> won't happen anytime soon?
>
> Best,
> .ike
>

Ike,

You got a nasty case of "Ohh SHINEY", we all get them.  As Alex said
there is simply no need to do it here, yet.  When the economics change
then so will the adoptoion rate.  And that is good, the market is your
friend.

marc
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