IPv6 news
Sabri Berisha
sabri at cluecentral.net
Fri Oct 14 14:34:19 UTC 2005
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 10:17:51AM -0400, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
Dear Marshall,
> > Just wait for a popular adult-content-provider offering website-access
> > for free via IPv6..
>
> Why ? Are you implying that there is unlimited free IPv6 bandwidth ?
Nope.
> If not, why would they do that ?
Imagine the following scenario:
"It's 2009, the world reaches the end of it's ipv4 supply. As large
global networks are still struggling to implement ipv6 on their
equipment, their customers are facing more and more problems to get
additional IP-space from their RIR's and are forced to use ipv6. But
due to the lack of planning, only a number of access-isp's have
successfully deployed ipv6 on their networks and so we have shattered
native ipv6 connectivity throughout the internet. To encourage the
access- and carrierindustry, (adult)contentproviders in all continents
decide to boost the demand for ipv6 connectivity and offer their
services for free to ipv6 users, for a limited period of time."
Why did the internet grow so fast in the 90's? The public was able to
access the network and created the demand for more content. This content
attracted more and more eyeballs, and thus more commercial activities
were deployed, resulting in a exponential growth of the network.
Without eyeballs, contentproviders are not encouraged to deploy ipv6.
Without content, eyeballproviders are not encouraged to deploy ipv6.
It's a matter of time before one of them will be forced to end this
circle and there is only one way to attract a large audience: giving a
way your service for (nearly) free.
--
Sabri
please do not throw salami pizza away
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