IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...

Fri Feb 18 02:19:11 UTC 2011

In message <20110218020622.GA10995 at mara.org>, Steve Meuse writes:
> Mark Andrews expunged (marka at isc.org):
> 
> > > An how many of those embedded linux devices are running a 2.4 kernel? Jus
> t lo
> > > ok at xx-wrt as an example. If you have a certain chipset, 2.4 is your on
> ly o
> > > ption. 
> > 
> > And the work to patch that kernel is minimal if it doesn't already
> > support it.  It would take less time to fix the kernel than to argue
> > over whether to fix it.
> 
> The point is just because it's "running linux" doesn't make it any more likel
> y to get upgraded than joe six pack is going to update/patch his windows XP. 

Joe 6 pack does upgrade his XP box.  It companies that don't.  There too
worried about things breaking.

> -Steve
> 
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