Android (lack of) support for DHCPv6

Ray Soucy rps at maine.edu
Thu Jun 11 01:42:57 UTC 2015


I like to think of it more like the command tent ;-)

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Todd Underwood <toddunder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anyone who thinks Lorenzo hasn't been on the front lines of pushing for
> IPv6 adoption is pretty late to the party or confused about the state of
> affairs.
>
> T
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015, 21:30 Ray Soucy <rps at maine.edu> wrote:
>
>> I agree that some of the rhetoric should be toned down (go out for a beer
>> or something, guys ... I did).
>>
>> There is a difference between fiery debate with Lorenzo and a witch hunt,
>> and some of this is starting to sound a bit personal.  I shouldn't have
>> worded things the way I did, I went for the cheap shot in one of those
>> last
>> notes and that isn't really constructive.  I'm sorry.
>>
>> I think for many this thread represents years of frustration, though, and
>> LC making the statements in the way he did made him a focal point for that
>> frustration.
>>
>> The problem is there are many of us on the "front lines" trying to push
>> for
>> IPv6 adoption outside the bubble of idealism and when people of great
>> influence like LC take positions like DHCPv6 isn't required it's like a
>> slap in the face to all that effort.
>>
>> We really need to see Google and Android come on board with DHCPv6 support
>> and I'm interested in how we can help make that happen.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM, Jeff McAdams <jeffm at iglou.com> wrote:
>>
>> > No.
>> >
>> > Given that Lorenzo was posting with absolute statements about Google's
>> > approach, and with what they would do in the future in response to
>> > hypothetical standards developments, these questions are completely
>> valid.
>> >
>> > On Jun 10, 2015 5:24 PM, Michael Thomas <mike at mtcc.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On 06/10/2015 02:51 PM, Paul B. Henson wrote:
>> > > >> From: Lorenzo Colitti
>> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:27 AM
>> > > >>
>> > > >> please do not construe my words on this thread as being Google's
>> > position
>> > > >> on anything. These messages were sent from my personal email
>> address,
>> > and I
>> > > >> do not speak for my employer.
>> > > > Can we construe your postings on the issue thread as being Google
>> > and/or Androids official position? They are posted by
>> lorenzo at google.com
>> > with a tag of "Project Member", and I believe you also declined the
>> request
>> > in the issue under that mantle.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > Oh, stop this. The only thing this will accomplish is a giant black
>> hole
>> > > of silence from anybody at Google and any other $MEGACORP
>> > > in a similar situation.
>> > >
>> > > Mike
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ray Patrick Soucy
>> Network Engineer
>> University of Maine System
>>
>> T: 207-561-3526
>> F: 207-561-3531
>>
>> MaineREN, Maine's Research and Education Network
>> www.maineren.net
>>
>


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